Baneshwar Festival is celebrated by the Bhils tribal people of Rajasthan (Dungarpur district), Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat. Mahadev (Shiva) and Kalki (Vishnu) are worshipped during the festival.
Odhisha is the largest manganese producing state of India. Odhisha’s manganese reserves constitute 44% of the total reserves and produces 37% of the total manganese ore in India.
Dampier-Hodges line is an imaginary line drawn in 1829-1830 to mark the northern boundary of Sundarbans delta. It passes through 24 Parganas South and North districts of West Bengal.
The main reason of the dispersed settlement are Mountainous or heavy forested area, Poor soil fertility, Adverse climatic region, Less availability of arable land.