Pragnya IAS · Map 80 · Regional case studies
Bharmaur tribal region: the Gaddi homeland in Chamba map study
A classic NCERT case study: how a remote Himalayan tribal region changes with roads and development.
STUDY NOTE 1
The setting
Bharmaur in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, is home to the Gaddis — a scheduled-tribe community of transhumant shepherds moving between alpine pastures and winter lowlands.
STUDY NOTE 2
Isolation and integration
Snowbound winters, steep terrain and distance kept the region poor; the Integrated Tribal Development Project brought roads, schools and health services — the geography of development in miniature.
STUDY NOTE 3
Transhumance on the map
Trace the Gaddi seasonal migration: summer grazing in high meadows (dhars), winter descent to the Ravi valley — a living lesson in altitude-zoned livelihood.
Map reading task
Draw the seasonal migration loop of a Gaddi flock with months marked at each altitude zone.
What does this bharmaur tribal region: the gaddi homeland in chamba lesson explain?
Bharmaur in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, is home to the Gaddis — a scheduled-tribe community of transhumant shepherds moving between alpine pastures and winter lowlands.
UPSC map practice & Geography Optional connection
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