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Madhya Pradesh is also known as the Tiger state of India. The state came into existence on 1 November 1956. It is the 2nd largest state by an area of 3,08,252 and 5th by its population of 72,626,809. After Independence Madhya Pradesh was created with Nagpur as its capital. In 1956, Madhya Pradesh was recognized and Bhopal makes its capital. Madhya Pradesh was the largest area state in India until 2000 when the Chhattisgarh region was made as a separate state.

History

Now let’s talk about the history of Madhya Pradesh the major part of GK of Madhya Pradesh. The interesting and unique tool stone-age tools have been discovered from the Narmada river valley. Rock shelter and cave painting which can be dated to 30,000 BCE have been discovered at a no. of places. Madhya Pradesh was ruled by Maurya Empire (Ashoka of Magadha) in the 3rd century BC.

During this period the region was dominated by the Maurya, Nanda and Gupt. In November 2000, as part of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, the southeastern portion of the state split off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh. Below table will tell more about the GK of Madhya Pradesh and Its history.

S.No	Description	Answer
1.	Founded on	1 November 1956
2.	Capital Formation	1 November 1956
3.	Largest city	Indore
4.	Also Known as	Heart of India
5.	Ruled By	Mauryan Empire, Malava, Dasarna, Nishada Karusha
6.	Major Historical Events	The merger of Bhopal into Union of India (1949) MP comes into existence (1956) first non-Cong government (1967) Discovery of Narmada man (1982) Bhopal gas tragedy (1984) Division of MP (2000)

Geographical Structure

Madhya Pradesh covers an area of 3,08,252 meter square. Madhya Pradesh is the 2nd largest state of India with a total population of over 75 million. the average temperature of Madhya Pradesh is 35°C in Summers and 25°C in Winters.

S.No	Description	Summary
1	Total Area	3,08,252 km²
2	Rank of the state	Area rank:- 2nd Population Rank:- 5th
3	Legislature	231 seats
4	Parliamentary Constituency	29 seats
5	Population	72,626,809
6	Rural	53 million
7	Urban	22 Million
8.	Total Division	10
9.	Total Districts	52
11.	Number of Tehsil	376
12	Number of Blocks	313
13	Total number of villages	23043
14	Population Density	240/km²
15	State Bounded By	Uttar Pradesh (northeast) Chhattisgarh (southeast) Maharashtra ( south) Gujarat (west) Rajasthan (Northwest)
16	Soil & Minerals	Deep Medium Black Soil Shallow & Medium Black Soil Alluvial Soil Mixed Red & Black Soil
17	Major Crops	Cereals Oilseeds Commercial Crops Pulses
18	Forest Area	94,689 sq. km.
19	Climate	Subtropical
20	Major Flora	Sal Teak Bamboo Khair Medical Plants (Tinospora cardifolio, Withania somnifera, Swertia chirayita, Tribulus terrestres, Chlorophytum tuberosum, Cyprus rotundus, Embelia Ribes, Clitoria ternatea, Mangifera indica, Cassia fistula, Evolvulus alsinoides etc )
21	Major Fauna	Four-horned antelope White tiger Leopard of the Central Provinces Nimari cattle Tiger Panther Sambar deer Chinkara Cheetal Blackbuck Wild boar Hyenas

Hills and Mountains Ranges

The highest hill in Madhya Pradesh is Mahadeo hill 1352 m in height and apart from its height, it is beautiful as well.

Hills/Mountains	Place	Best Known
Bandhavgarh Hill	Umaria district	Bandhavgarh Fort
Chauragarh Peak	Chauragarh	Pachmarhi
Handi Khoh	Pachmarhi Cantt	–
Janapav	Indore-Mumbai highway	Janapav Kuti
Mahadeo Hill	Betul, Chhindwara and Seoni	Mount Dhupgarh

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries

The largest wildlife Sanctuary is Kanha National Park which has an approx area of 940 km square.

National Parks / Wildlife Sanctuaries	Location
Kanha National Park	Mandla
Bandhavgarh National Park	Bandhavgarh, Umaria
Pench National Park	Seoni district
Satpura National Park	Madai, Sarangpur
Panna National Park	Chhatarpur
Madhav National Park	Shivpuri District
Sanjay National Park	Sidhi and Singrauli districts
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary.	Sheopur district
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary	Sagar, Damoh, Narsinghpur and Raisen
National Chambal Sanctuary – Gharial	Morena

Administrative Structure

Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and houses the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, located in Jabalpur, has jurisdiction over the whole state. Below table will tell more about the GK of Madhya Pradesh and Current affairs MP.

S.No	Description	Summary
1.	Capital	Bhopal
2.	Administrative HQ	Bhopal, Jabalpur
3.	Chief Ministers	Kamal Nath
4.	Governor	Anandiben Patel
6.	State Animal	Barasingha
7.	State Bird	Indian Paradise Flycatcher
8.	State Flower	White Lily
9.	State Tree	Banyan Tree
10.	No. of District	52
11.	Loksabha Seats	40
12.	Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council)	–
13.	Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly)	231 (230 + 1 Nominated)
14.	Major Airport	Raja Bhoj Airport Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal Dumna Airport Civil Aerodrome Khajuraho
15.	Major Railway Stations	Amla Junction railway station Dewas Junction railway station Bhopal Junction railway station Gwalior Junction railway station Indore Junction railway station Katni Junction railway station Amla Junction railway station Balaghat Junction railway station Bhopal Junction railway station Birlanagar Junction railway station etc
16.	Official Language	Hindi
17.	Time Zone	IST (UTC +5:30)
18.	Postal Code	Different according to area
19.	Vehicle Code	MP —
20.	Judiciary	The high court of Madhya Pradesh
21.	Seal

Division

Madhya Pradesh is divided into 10 division, which is as follows:

Division	Districts
Bhopal Division	Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Sehore.
Chambal Division	Bhind, Morena, Sheopur
Gwalior Division	Ashoknagar, Datia, Guna, Gwalior, and Shivpuri.
Indore Division	Indore, Barwani, Burhanpur, Dhar, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargone and Alirajpur.
Jabalpur Division	Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Narsinghpur, and Seoni.
Narmadapuram Division	Hoshangabad, Harda, and Betul
Rewa Division	Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, and Singrauli
Sagar Division	Chhatarpur, Damoh, Panna, Sagar, Tikamgarh. Niwari
Shahdol Division	Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur Initially Dindori
Ujjain Division	Dewas, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Shajapur, Agar and Ujjain.

Languages

There are major languages were found in Madhya Pradesh those are as follows.

Languages	Percentage
Hindi	68%
Malvi	6.45%
Bundeli	5.92%
Bagheli	3.63%
Nimadi	3.16%
Bhili	2.5%
Marathi	1.7%
Gondi	1.57%
Bareli	1.36%
Others	5.71%

Religion

As per the government data the maximum people who are Hindu at 90.89% and 9.11% other religion.

Religion	Percentage
Hinduism	90.80%
Islam	6.57%
Sikh	0.20%
Christianity	0.29%
Buddhist	0.30%
Jain	0.78%
Other Religions	0.83%
Not Stated	0.13%

Dams

Highest dam of Indirasagar Dam.
The second highest dam of Bargi Dam.
Longest dam of Bargi Dam.
Largest power generating dam Omkareshwar Dam 520 MW.

Some of the major dams in Madhya Pradesh are as follows –

Dams	River	Length	Height	Capacity	Location	Open
Indirasagar Dam	Narmada River	653 m (2,142 ft)	92 m (302 ft)	9,890,701 acre·ft	Khandwa district	2006
Bargi Dam	Narmada River	5357 m	69.80 m	3,920 million m3	Jabalpur District	1988
Ban Sagar Dam	Sone River	1,020 m (3,350 ft)	67 m (220 ft)	2,000,000 acre-feet (2.5 km³)	shahdol	2006
Gandhi Sagar Dam	Chambal River	514 metres (1,686 ft)	62.17 metres (204.0 ft)	5,936,000 acre ⋅ft	Mandsaur District	1960
Madikheda Dam	Sindh River	1070 m	62 m	901 million m3	Shivpuri district	2008
Tawa Dam	Tawa River	1,815 m	57.91 m	9,890,701 acre·ft.	Hoshangabad District	1974

Rivers

Madhya Pradesh has popularly 7 rivers in which the Narmada is the longest river in Madhya Pradesh.

Rivers	Originates From	Falls or Meet	Total Length	City
Narmada	Anuppur	Hugli river	1070 Km	Jabalpur Barwani, Harda, Hoshangabad, Omkareshwar, Narmada Nagar, Dewas
Chambal	Indore	Yamuna River	965 Km	Indore
Betwa river	Bhopal	Yamuna River	380 km	Bhopal, Gwalior, Jhansi, Jaluan
Tapti	Betul	Arabian Sea	724 Km	Multai
Son	Amarkantak	Ganga river	784 km	Sidhi, Dehri, Patna
Shipra	North of Dhar district	Chambal River	195 Km	Ujjain, Ratlam, Dhar, Mandsaur
Kali Sindh	Bagli	Chambal River	150 Km	Indore, Bhopal.
Tawa	Betul District	Narmada River	172 Km	Hoshangabad District

Arts and culture

The Culture of Madhya Pradesh is extraordinary as Four sites in Madhya Pradesh have been declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO: the Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986) including Devi Jagadambi temple, Khajuraho, Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989) and the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003).

Folk Dances

Rai	The history of the Rai dance is related to the kings of Bundelkhand. In order to congratulate or entertain, the ladies of the Badiya-bachra Society were invited to dance. He danced like a peacock put a long Swirl on the face. The face of the Dancer is in the veil, but to see its gestures, a male dancer takes a torch in the hands and dance with her. The Rai is inserted into this torch he not be extinguished. That reason it is called as Rai dance.
Karma	Karma dance is the traditional dance performed during the karma festival. It is the famous autumnal festival. People perform this during the month of August/September (Bhaado). Many states people perform like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. If means ‘Fate’. People are performing this dance during the worship of karma devta or God of fate.
Saila	Sela dance is done with many variations in dance style and pattern. Sometimes dancers stand in a circle, where every person stands on one leg and takes help for support by holding the person in front.
Matki	Matki Dance is the famous dance style in the Malwa region. This dance style is performed by the ladies with main instrument dhol on special occasions like birthday, wedding or other important occasions. In Hindi language, matki means the small type of clay pot or small pitcher. Matki Dance is performed in a circular position. Lady balance a small pitcher of a clay pot on their head and performing time they also covered his face with a veil.
Gangaur	Gangaur dance is the famous festival in Indian states such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, some part of Bengal and Gujrat. Gangaur is a collection of 2 words ‘Gana’ means Lord Shiva and ‘Gaur’ means Gauri. Mainly Gangaur dance is performed by both married and unmarried women. This dance is performed mainly during the nine days.
Badhai	Badhai dance is the famous dance style in Bundelkhand. It is a ceremonial dance. Badhai dance are performed on special occasions like childbirth, wedding or any other occasion. The collection of dancers show the different unique move on their faces.
Baredi	Baredi dancer is the famous folk dance in Madhya Pradesh. The baredi dance is performed by ‘Aheer’ (Yadav) Community of Madhya Pradesh. This is also called as Yadavas. Aheer community people performed the dance in every year just the day after the Diwali till the night of the full moon.
Naurata	Naurata dance is specially performed by the unmarried women or girl for good married life. During the Navratri festival Marked the different type of colourful design is made in outside the house.
Ahiri	Ahiri is a famous dance form in Bharia society. This dance is performed in the wedding occasion. Ahiri dance performs with the Drum and Timki (A pair of the brass metal platter) are the two musical instruments.

Traditional Music

Indian Classical Music
Relo
Leha Songs
Pai Songs

Major Festival

Khajuraho Festival
Bhagoria Haat Festival
Holi
Ujjain Kumbh Mela
Dussehra
Diwali

Cuisine (Famous Food)

Poha
Daal Bafla
Seekh Kebabs
Bhipali Ghost korma
Bhutte ki Kees
Palak Puri
Malpua
Jalebi
Chakki ki Shak
Mawa Bati

Traditional Dress

Men

Dhoti
Safa

Women

Lehenga and Choli
Odhni

Famous Temples

Madhya Pradesh, once being a part of the Bihar state is known for its rich culture and tradition. Madhya Pradesh has around 72 main Hindu temples and the majority of them are for the worship of Lord Shiva.

Temples	Location
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga	Ujjain
Saas Bahu Temple	Gwalior
Bada Ganesh Ka Mandir	Ujjain
Kandariya Mahadeo Temple	Khajuraho
Kal Bhairav Mandir	Ujjain
Chintaman Ganesh Temple	Ujjain
Matangeshwar Temple	Khajuraho
Annapurna Temple	Indore
Adinath temple	Khajuraho
Lakshmana Temple	Khajuraho
Javari Temple	Khajuraho
Chaturbhuj Temple	Orchha
Omkareshwar Temple	Omkareshwar
Harsiddhi Temple	Ujjain
Bharat Milap Mandir	Chitrakoot
Parsvanath Temple	Khajuraho
Shri Pashupatinath Temple	Mandsaur
Chausath Yogini Temple	Bhedaghat
Lakshmi Narayana Temple	Bhopal
Gauri Somnath Mandir	Omkareshwar
Mamleshwar Temple	Omkareshwar

The Economy

Madhya Pradesh has the 8th rank in GDP, It has gross state domestic product (nominal GDP) for 2013-14 was ₹ 4,509 billion (approximately US$ 72,726,000,000). The per-capita figure was US$ 871.45 in 2013-14, the sixth-lowest in the country. Between 1999 and 2008, the annualised growth rate of the state was very low: 3.5%. Subsequently, the state’s GDP growth rate has improved significantly, rising to 8% during 2010–11 and 12% during 2011–12.

The state has the largest reserves of diamond and copper in India.

S.No	Description	Summary
1	State GDP	₹9.62 lakh crore (US$130 billion) (2019-20 est.)
2	GDP Growth	12.2%
3	Per capita income	₹ 90,998
4	GDP per capita rank	10th
5	Major Industries	Ordnance Factories IT and ITES Food Processing Auto Components Herbal, Biotech Cement Mineral Processing and Stone
6	Major Imports	Oil and petroleum Electronics Heavy Machinery
7	Major exports	Engineering & Machine Plastic & Packaging Materials Processed & Un-Processed Food Spice & Organic Products Herbal & Pharmaceuticals Textile-Yarn & Fabric

Airports

As separated from Madhya Pardesh got many airports which are listed below.

Name	Location
Raja Bhoj International Airport	Bhopal
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport	Indore
Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal	Gwalior
Dumna Airport	Jabalpur
Khajuraho Airport	Khajuraho
Rewa Airport	Rewa

Stadium

Madhya Pradesh has most popularly 7 stadiums in which Captain Roop Singh Stadium is the largest capacity holding of 60,000 (approx) peoples.

Stadium	Sports	City
Holkar Cricket Stadium,	Cricket	Indore
Captain Roop Singh Stadium	Cricket	Gwalior
Nehru Stadium	Cricket	Indore
Aishbagh Stadium,	Hockey	Bhopal
Bab-E-Ali stadium	Cricket	Bhopal
Tatya Tope Stadium	multi-purposed	Bhopal
Rani taal Stadium	Cricket	Jabalpur

Education

Madhya Pradesh has an average literacy rate among the other states in India, It had a literacy rate of 70.60%. According to the 2009–10 figures, the state had 105,592 primary schools, 6,352 high schools and 5,161 higher secondary schools. The state has 200+ engineering & architecture colleges, 200+ management institutes and more than 10 medical colleges.

There are many premier educational and research institutions of India has been established in couples of years like Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, IIITDM Jabalpur and IIITM Gwalior, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, SPA Bhopal, IIFM Bhopal, National Law Institute University Bhopal, Institute Of Engineering & Science IPS Academy Indore, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal, Jabalpur Engineering College, Ujjain Engineering College, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior and Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science etc.

	Description	Summary
1.	Literacy Rate (2011)	70.60%
2.	Male	80.5%
3.	Female	60%
4.	No. of School	1,17,095 (Primary, High Schools, Higher Secondary School)
5.	Affiliation Board	CBSE, ISCE, MPBSE
6.	No. of University	25 (Central 2, state 16, Deemed 3, Private 1, Institute of National Importance 3 )
7.	Colleges in Madhya Pradesh	1914 (Engineering, Medical, Management, Arts, Law)

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Heritage Sites

Madhya Pradesh has a large number of Ancient Monuments spread at different places throughout the state. It has two World Heritage Sites: The Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986), Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi (1989), The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka (2003) of Madhya Pradesh. Its tourism industry has seen considerable growth, with the state topping the National Tourism Awards in 2010–11. Every year many tourists visit Madhya Pradesh.

S.No	Description	Summary
1	Major Tourist Places	Magical Mandu Beauty of Chanderi Sacred Sanchi Majestic Orchha Funfair of Jabalpur Begum’s Bhopal Untamed Pench Click here to know more about tourist places of Madhya Pradesh
2	Major Monuments	Alamgir Gate Kamlapati Palace Ancient Hindu Baodi Asharfi Mahal Baz Bahadur’s Palace Delhi Gate Darya Khan’s Tomb Hathi Mahal Click here to know more about Monuments in MP
3	National Park	Bandhavgarh National Park Sanjay National Park Madhav National Park Kanha National Park Van Vihar National Park Mandla Plant Fossils National Park Panna National Park Pench National Park Satpura National Park
4	Wildlife Sanctuary	Bori Wildlife Sanctuary Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary National Chambal Sanctuary Sanjay-Dubri Wildlife Sanctuary Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary

Famous Personalities

Freedom Fighters	Chandra Shekhar Azad(1906 – 1931) Ravishankar Shukla(1877 – 1956) Tantia Tope(1814 – 1859) Rani Lakhsmibai(1828 – 1858) Rani Avantibai(1857)
Bollywood	Ami Mishra Anil Mange Arjun Rampal Arunoday Singh Ashok Kumar Ashutosh Rana Lata Mangeshkar Javed Khan Johnny Walker Jaya Bachchan Salim Khan Salman Khan Sharat Saxena Kumar Pallana Raghuvir Yadav Mamta Sharma Arjun Rampal Swanand Kirkire Govind Namdev Ashutosh Rana Mukesh Tiwari Kartik Tiwari Shaan Sara Khan Himangini Singh Yadu Sharad Kelkar Divyanka Tripathi Annu Kapoor Rajeev Verma Mushtaq Khan Razak Khan Sachin Nayak Palak Muchhal Rishikesh Pandey Vinay Sapru writer, director, producer
Journalists	Makhanlal Chaturvedi Nathuram Premi Mrinal Pande Prabhash Joshi Deepak Chaurasia
Writers	Shashi Bhushan Seth Govind Das Ambika Prasad Divya Satyadev Dubey Vishal Mangalwadi Nalin Mehta Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Harishankar Parsai Manibhai J. Patel Nathuram Premi J. S. Rajput Vidya Shah Shah Jahan Begum Amritlal Vegad
Poets	Jan Nisar Akhtar Balkavi Bairagi Asad Bhopali Kaif Bhopali Manzar Bhopali
Academics	Narendra Karmarkar Anil Kakodkar
Social Service	Alok Sanjar Rajiv Gautam
Sports	Roop Singh Ahmed Khan Aslam Sher Khan Shivendra Singh Shankar Laxman Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Mushtaq Ali Chandu Sarwate, former India cricketer. Amay Khurasiya, former India cricketer. Narendra Hirwani, former India cricketer. C. K. Nayudu Sanjay Jagdale Narendra Menon Sudhir Asnani Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer born in Indore. Amay Khurasiya Jai Prakash Yadav Naman Ojha Devendra Bundela Nuzhat Parween Ishwar Pandey
Padma Bhushan	Hemendra Singh Panwar Gokulotsavji Maharaj
Padma Shri	Gul Bardhan Govind Chandra Pande Prahlad Tipanya Ramakant Gundecha Umakant Gundecha Vijay Dutt Shridhar Vijay Kumar Vinod K. Singh Janak Palta McGilligan Sushil Doshi Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe Bhakti Yadav Malti Joshi Keshav Rao Musalgaonkar Bhajju Shyam Baba Yogendra Babulal Dahiya Pratap Singh Hardia Kailash Madbaiya Mahesh Sharma

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