At a Glance:
Establishment: 1 November, 1956
Capital: Bhopal
High court: Jabalpur
Benches of high court: Indore, Gwalior
Energy Capital: Singrauli
Industrial Capital: Indore
Main Tribe: Gond
Hill Station: Panchmarhi
Highest Peak: Dhoopgarh
Longest River: Narmada
Airports: Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, and Khajuraho
State language: Hindi
State Symbols:
State bird: Dudhraj( Shah Bulbul- Paradise fly catcher)
State animal: Barasingha
State tree: Banyan
State sport: Malkhamb
State Crop: Soyabean
State Flower: Lily
State Dance: Rai
State Folk: Manch
State Fish: Mahasheer
Demography:
Population: 72,597,565
- Male: 37,612,920
- Female: 34,612,920
Sex Ratio (Females per 100 Males) : 930
Sex Ratio (0-6 years ) : 919
% SC Population: 15.16
% ST Population: 20.32
Literacy Rate(%): 70.6
- Male: 80.5
- Female: 60.0
Administration:
Districts: 50
Divisions: 10
Lok Sabha Constituencies: 29
Rajya Sabha Constituencies: 11
Legislative Assembly Constituencies: 230
District with maximum area: Chhindwara
District with minimum Area: Datia
National Parks: 09
Tehsil with Maximum Area: Indore
Tehsil with Minimum Area: Ajayghar ( Panna)
Unique about Madhya Pradesh:
- Sole Diamond producing State in India
- Ranks 1st in production of Pyrophylites & Copper Ore in the country
- Ranks 1st in production of Soyabean, Gram, Pulses, & Oilseeds in the country
- 3rd largest network of National Highways in the country
- More than 13% of India’s forest cover