- Peninsular Plateau is an aggregation of several smaller plateaus and hill ranges.
- The Peninsular Plateau is one of the oldest landforms of the earth.
- It is a highly stable block composed mostly of the Archaean gneisses and schists.
- The average height of the plateau is 600-900 m above sea level (varies from region to region).
- Most of the peninsular rivers flow west to east indicating its general slope.
- Narmada - Tapti are the exceptions which flow from east to west in a rift.