- The Vindhya Range, overlooking Narmada valley rises as an escarpment (a long, steep slope at the edge of a plateau or separating areas of land at different heights) lying adjacent to the northern edges of Narmada – Son Trough.
- It runs more or less parallel to the Narmada valley in an east – west direction from Jobat in Gujarat to Sasaram in Bihar for a distance of 1200 km.
- The average height is in the range of 300-650m.
- Most parts of the range are composed of horizontally bedded sedimentary rocks of ancient age.
- Central and western parts are covered by lava that are flat traps.
- Eastward extensions are known by local names such as Panna, Kaimur, and Rewa.
- It acts as a watershed between the Ganga river system and river systems of south India.