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Download Solution PDF_______ is the largest bauxite producing state of India.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Odisha.
Key Points
- Odisha is the largest bauxite-producing state in India.
- More than half of India's bauxite deposits are found in Odisha.
- Bauxite is an important mineral used in the production of aluminium.
- Kalahandi in Odisha is famous for the production of bauxite.
- Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks that consists of aluminium silicates.
Important Points
- Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu are the major bauxite-producing states.
- Bauxite is primarily utilized in the Bayer process to generate alumina.
- Important bauxite mines in India are:
- Bilaspur & Maikal Hills.
- Singhbhum.
- Jamnagar.
- Balangir.
- Bargarh.
- Koraput.
- Kalahandi.
- Sambalpur.
- Sundergarh.
Additional Information
- Jharkhand is the No. 1 producer in Iron ore, Copper ores, Micca, Kainite, Uranium, Asbestos, etc. and No. 3 in coal production after Odisha and Chattisgarh.
- West Bengal is India's leading rice producer.
- Gujarat is the largest producer of cash crops like cotton, groundnut, cumin, sesame, etc. in India.
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