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    The document describes the reference scheme for Survey of India topographical maps. It details how the mapped area between 4° N to 40° N Latitude and 44° E to 124° E Longitude at a scale of 1:1,000,000 is divided into sections and further subdivided on different scales ranging from 1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000 for more detailed maps.

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    The document describes the reference scheme for Survey of India topographical maps. It details how the mapped area between 4° N to 40° N Latitude and 44° E to 124° E Longitude at a scale of 1:1,000,000 is divided into sections and further subdivided on different scales ranging from 1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000 for more detailed maps.

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    The document describes the reference scheme for Survey of India topographical maps. It details how the mapped area between 4° N to 40° N Latitude and 44° E to 124° E Longitude at a scale of 1:1,000,000 is divided into sections and further subdivided on different scales ranging from 1:50,000 to 1:1,000,000 for more detailed maps.

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    Survey of India topographical

    maps: Reference scheme

    Amupam Das
    Panihati Mahavidyalaya
    The British surveyors
    mapped the area of land
    between 4° N to
    40° N Latitude
    and 44° E to 124° E
    Longitude at the scale of
    1: 1,000,000 is considered
    as a base map.

    Designated by
    numerals, 1-106.

    1 inch to 16 mile
    scale (1:1000,000):
    Million sheet.

    .
    Each section is further divided into 16 degree sheets (4 rows and 4 columns)
    each of 1° latitude × 1° longitude. The sections start from Northwest direction,
    run column wise and end in Southeast direction.

    Designated by alphabets A-P.

    1 inch to 4 mile scale (1: 250,000)

    A Degree sheet is then further divided into 2 types:


    First,
    The 1°×1° sheets are further subdivided into four parts, each of 30‌‌′‌latitude‌× 30′‌
    longitude. These are identified by the cardinal directions NE, NW, SE and SW.
    Half Degree sheet
    or Half-inch sheet

    Scale 1 inch to 2
    mile (1: 100,000)

    Second,
    The 1°×1° sheets can also be divided into 16 sections each of 15′‌latitude‌× 15′‌
    longitude and are numbered from 1 to 16 in a columned manner.

    Inch sheet or 15’


    sheet

    1 inch to 1 mile,
    1:50,000
    Metric
    Name Extension Scale R.F. Reference
    scale
    No.
    Million sheet or 1M 1 inch to 16 1:
    4° × 4° 1 to 10km 53
    sheet mile 1000,000
    1 inch to 4 1:
    Degree sheet or 1° × 1° 1 to 2.5km 53N
    mile 250000
    Quarter- inch sheet
    1/2 inch or 1/2 Degree 1 inch to 2 1:
    30' X 30' 1 to 1 km 53 N/ NE
    sheet mile 100000
    1 inch to 1
    15' X 15' 2 to 1 km 1:50,000 53 N/14
    Inch sheet or 15' sheet mile
    Late 1970s, topographical maps were redrawn on metric scales.

    More detailed maps were drawn on 1: 25000 scale and referenced in a two
    way:

    6 special sheets of 7’30” X 5’, designated by numerals 1-6.

    4 sheets of 7’30” X 7’30”, designated as NW, NE, SW and SE.

    SPECIAL SHEET
    (53N/14/5)

    SPECIAL SHEET

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