Madhya Pradesh Basic Information

General Information

Date of Constitution 1st November, 1956
Rajya Diwas 1st November
Capital Bhopal
Latitude 216N to 26.30N
Longitude 749E to 8248E
Energy Capital Singrauli
Industrial Capital Indore
Main Tribe Gond
Hill Station Pachmarhi, Amarkantak
Highest Peak Dhoopgarh
Total Geographical Area 3,08,252 sq km2
Expansion 870 km (East-West); 605 km (North-South)
Districts 52
Divisions 10
Lok Sabha Constituencies 29
Rajya Sabha Constituencies 11

Demography

Population 7,26,26,809 (2011)
• Male3,76,12,306
• Female3,50,14,503
Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) 931
Sex Ratio (0-6 years) 918
SC Population % 15.6%
ST Population % 21.1%
Literacy Rate (%) 72.6% (2011)
• Male80.5%
• Female60.0
Population Density 236 persons per sq km

National Parks of Madhya Pradesh

National Park Location Establishment
Madhav National Park Shivpuri 1958
Bandhavgarh National Park Umaria and Katni 1968
Pench National Park Seoni and Chhindwara 1975
Van Vihar National Park Bhopal 1979
Panna National Park Panna 1981

First in Madhya Pradesh

First Governor Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
First Female Governor Sarala Grewal
Chief Minister Pt Ravishankar Shukla
Non-Congress Chief Minister Kailash Chandra Joshi (BJP)
Female Chief Minister Uma Bharti
First Chief Justice M. Hidayatullah
First Speaker of Legislative Assembly Kunjilal Dubey
First Chief Secretary H S Kamath
First Female Chief Secretary Nirmala Buch
First Advocate General M Adhikari
First Adivasi Female Governor Urmila Singh
First Chairman of Public Service Commission D V Rege
First National Park Kanha Kisli
First University Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University
First Biosphere Reserve Panchmarhi
First Newspaper Gwalior Newspaper
First Solar Energy Village Kasturba village, Indore
First Opium Production District
First Fossil National Park
Mandsaur
Dindori

First in Asia in Madhya Pradesh

Asia's First Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Amarkantak (Anuppur)
Asia's First and World's
Third Laser Research Centre
Indore
Asia's Biggest Mosque Taj-ul- Masjid, Bhopal
Asia's Biggest Soil Dam Sanjay Sarovar (Bhimgarh Dam)
Asia's First Physical Training College
Asia's Biggest Soyabean Plant
Asia's Biggest Cottage Cheese Plant
Asia's Biggest Underground Manganese

First and Only in Madhya Pradesh

First Lady Police Station in Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
First IT Park in Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh's first Landed Satellite Center Indore
Madhya Pradesh's first Special Economic Zone Indore
Madhya Pradesh's first DNA Laboratory Sagar
Madhya Pradesh's first Serpent Garden Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh's first Tribal Culture and Art Museum Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh's first Open Prison (C Navjeevan Ashram) Hoshangabad
Madhya Pradesh's first Sainik School Rewa (Year 1962)
First Sanskrit University of Madhya Pradesh Ujjain
First Zila in Madhya Pradesh to start a contract based cultivation Neemuch
Madhya Pradesh's first Tribal Sports School Sehore
Madhya Pradesh's first Industrial Laboratory Indore
Madhya Pradesh's first Paperless Office Balaghat
First and only Agricultural Engineering College of Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh's only Watch Making Factory Betul
Madhya Pradesh's only ISRO Center Bhopal
First ATM Service started in Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
First Newspaper published in Hindi in Madhya Pradesh Malwa Newspaper
Madhya Pradesh's first Project Tiger Launched (1974) Kanha Kisli National Park
First Mobile Police Station in Madhya Pradesh Dewas, Indore

Madhya Pradesh's Largest/Highest

Madhya Pradesh's largest Tehsil with a view on the horizon Mandla
Madhya Pradesh's largest District with a view on the horizon Chhindwara
Madhya Pradesh's largest Constituency on the horizon Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh's largest Railway junction Itarsi
Madhya Pradesh's longest Bridge Near Hoshangabad on Tawa River
Madhya Pradesh's longest River Narmada
Madhya Pradesh's largest Copper mine Balaghat
Madhya Pradesh's largest Coal field Sohagpur
Madhya Pradesh's largest National Highway NH-3 (Agra to Mumbai)
Madhya Pradesh's highest Peak Dhupgarh
Satpura's highest Peak in Madhya Pradesh Dhupgarh
The largest Scheduled Tribes in Madhya Pradesh Bhil
Madhya Pradesh's most Raniest place Panchmarhi
The highest average Temperature in Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
Maximum Forest Trees in Madhya Pradesh Teak (Sagon)
Madhya Pradesh's largest Agricultural Product Soyabean
Madhya Pradesh's most Widely Circulated Newspaper Dainik Bhaskar
Madhya Pradesh's largest Digambar Jain Temple Habibganj (Bhopal)
Madhya Pradesh's Asia's largest Pully Crop Research and
Technology Broadcasting Center
Amlaha(Sehore)
Madhya Pradesh's largest Wood Cutting Center Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh's Smallest/Least

The smallest Tehsil in the state of Madhya Pradesh Ajaigarh (Zila Panna)
The smallest District in the state of Madhya Pradesh Nivari
Smallest Division in the state of Madhya Pradesh Chambal
Minimum Rainfall place in Madhya Pradesh Bhindi
Madhya Pradesh's smallest National Park Fossil National Park, Dindori
District with lowest Urban Population in Madhya Pradesh Dindori
Madhya Pradesh's least Irrigated district Dindori

Position of Madhya Pradesh in India

In terms of Rank
Area 2nd
Population 5th
Decadal Population Growth 13th
Population Density 23rd
Literacy rate 28th
• Male 27
• Female 28
Sex Ratio 21st
Child Population 4th
Child Sex Ratio 22nd
SC Population 8th
ST Population 1st

Madhya Pradesh State Symbols

State Animal : Swamp Deer Swamp deer is the state animal of Madhya Pradesh. Swamp Deer, also known as Barasingha, is one of the most vulnerable species of deer of the Indian subcontinent as well as the world. Presently, one can find them only in the protected sanctuaries of India.
State Bird : Dudhraj Dudhraj (Asian Paradise Flycatcher or Shah Bulbul) is the state bird of Madhya Pradesh. The paradise flycatchers inhabit a range of habitat types, from rainforest to montane forest, woodlands, savanna, riparian forest, deciduous forests and bamboo groves, some species will also move into gardens and cultivated habitat. Generally they prefer thick forests and well wooded habitats. State Flower : White Lily White Lily (Lilium Candidum) is the state flower of Madhya Pradesh. It emerges in late spring and bears very fragrant flowers in summer. The flowers are pure white and slightly yellow in their throats.
State Tree : Banyan Banyan is the state tree of Madhya Pradesh. It is the National Tree of India. It is also called Indian or Bengal Fig. This tree is considered sacred in India and can be seen near a temple or religious center. It is a big tree and gives a lot of shades to traveller in very hot summer months. There is an old custom to offer worship to this tree.
State Game : Malkhamb Malkhamb is the state game of Madhya Pradesh.It is a traditional sport in which a gymnast performs aerial yoga postures and wrestling grips in concert with a vertical stationary or hanging wooden pole, cane or rape. The word 'malkhamb' also refers to the pole used in the sport. On 9th April, 2013 the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh declared Malkhamb as the state sport.