Madhya Pradesh Map and Districts List Information

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Indian State - Madhya Pradesh


History and Geography
Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian Sate in size with an area of 3,08,000 sq.km. Geographically it occupies a pivotal position in the country.

King Ashoka first among all, ruled over Ujjain. A sizeable portion of Central India was part of the Gupta empire (300-500 A.D.). The Muslims came into Central India in the beginning of 11th century. First of all, Mahmud of Ghazni came over here and then Mohammad Gouri, who incorporated some parts of Central India into his ruling territory of Delhi. Central India was also part of the Mughal empire. During the period between the beginning of the influence of Marathas and the death of Madhoji Scindia in 1794, Marathas were on the ascendant in Central India but later on the small states started coming into existence. These small states became the cause of perpetuation of British power in the country.

Queen Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore, the Gond Maharani Kamalapti and Queen Durgawati, etc., were women rulers whose names have left an indelible imprint on Indian history for their outstanding rule. Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November 1956. It was reorganised on 1 November 2000 to create a new Chhattisgarh state. The successive state, now, is bound in north by Uttar Pradesh, east by Chhattisgarh, south by Maharashtra and west by Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the mainstay of State's economy as 74.73 per cent of the people are rural. As much as 49 per cent of the land area is cultivable.

The net sown area during 2007 was estimated at about 14.83 m. ha. The food grain production was 14.45m. metric tonnes. The productivity of major crops like wheat, rice, pulses has also been good. The National Horticulture Mission has been implemented in 31 districts.

Industry and Minerals


Madhya Pradesh has entered the era of high-tech industries such as electronics, telecommunications, automobiles, Information Technology, etc. The State produces optical fibre for telecommunication needs. A large number of automobile industries have been established at Pithampur near Indore. Prominent industries in the public sector in the state are Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. at Bhopal, Secruity paper mill at Hoshangabad, Bank Note Press at Dewas, newsprint factory at Nepanagar and alkaloid factory at Neemuch.

The cement production touched 12.49 million metric tonnes during the period. An air cargo complex is coming up at Pithampur. The Government of India has set up a Special Economic Zone at Indore. Foreign Direct Investment is being promoted by implementing the comprehensive Economic Development Policy. The State Government has announced an Industries Promotion Policy offering attractive incentives for investment in the State. The docks have been cleared for the long pending Rs.10,300 crore Oman Bina Refinery Project at Bina in Sagar district. The Government of India has also sanctioned a National Auto Testing and Research and Development Infrastructure Project to be set up at Pithampur in Dhar district.
Madhya Pradesh is a mineral rich State. The state produced minerals worth Rs.90.20 in 2007. It produces 21 types of minerals. The output of minerals in 2007 was -dolomite -164 thousand metric tonnes, diamond - 586 thousand carats, limestone-25640 thousand metric tonnes, bauxite-475 thousand million metric tonnes and copper ore - 2191 thousand million metric tonnes. The coal production was 25640 thousand metric tonnes. The State is famous for its traditional handicrafts and handloom cloth manufactured in Chanderi and Maheshwar.

Irrigation and Power

The net area under irrigation was 6,347 thousand-hectare in the year 2008. There is a target to increase the irrigation facilities from 39 per cent to 50 per cent. A Rs.1919 crore Water Sector Restructuring Project has been taken up to restore irrigation facility in five lakh hectares by renovating the existing irrigation system in 30 districts.
Madhya Pradesh is rich in low-grade coal suitable for power generation and also has immense potential of hydro-energy. Total installed power generation capacity in year 2007 was 9658.45 M.W. There are eight hydro-electric power stations with 902.5 MW installed capacity. A total of 50,475 out of 51,806 villages had been electrified.

Development Initiatives


Madhya Pradesh Rural Employment Scheme has been implemented in all 50 districts. M.P. has topped in the country in its implementation. National Horticulture Mission has been launched to boost horticulture production and productivity in the State.

Transport


Roads: The total length of roads in the State is 73311 kms. The length of national highway in the State is 4280 km while State highway extends to 8729 km. The State government has taken up the construction and upgradation of roads in a big way and about 60 thousand km of roads will be constructed and upgraded.

Railways: The main rail route linking northern India with southern India passes through Madhya Pradesh. Main junctions in the state are Bhopal, Bina, Gwalior, Indore, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Ratlam and Ujjain. The divisional railways headquarters are at Bhopal, Ratlam and Jabalpur.

Festival

A number of festivals are celebrated in Madhya Pradesh. An important tribal festival is Bhagoriya marked by traditional gaiety and enthusiasm. Shivratri is celebrated in Khajuraho, Bhojpur, Pachmarhi and Ujjain and has its own local flavour while Ramnavami festival at Chitrakoot and Orchha has a unique sense of devotion imbued with tradition. Festivals of Orchha, Malwa, Pachmarhi bring to the fore, repertoire of culture and art of the people. Tansen Music Festival, Gwalior, Ustad Allauddin Khan Music Festival of Maihar, Kalidas Samaroh, Ujjain and Festival of Dances at Khajuraho are some of the well known art festivals of Madhya Pradesh. An annual Narmada Festival has been started from this year at Bedhaghat in Jabalpur, famous for its marble rocks. A Shivpuri Festival has been started from this year at Shivpuri.

Tourism Centres

Madhya Pradesh Folk Dance

Perfectly preserved medieval cities, refreshing and enchanting wildlife sanctuaries and some of the holiest and most revered pilgrim centres offer to the tourist the most fulfilling experience. Tranquil beauty of Pachmarhi, glittering splendour of Marble Rocks and roaring sound of Dhuandhar Fall at Bedaghat, Kanha National Park, with its unique Barasingha and Bandhavgarh National Park with its prehistoric caves and wildlife are some of the major attractions of the State.

Gwalior, Mandu, Datia, Chanderi, Jabalpur, Orchha, Raisen, Sanchi, Vidisha, Udaygiri, Bhimbetika, Indore and Bhopal are the places well-known for their historical monuments. Maheshwar, Omkareshwar, Ujjain, Chitrakoot and Amarkantak are major centres of pilgrimage. Unique temples of Khajuraho are famous all over the world. The temples of Orchha, Bhojpur and Udaypur attract large number of tourists as well as pilgrims. Archaeological treasures are preserved in the museums at Satna, Sanchi, Vidisha, Gwalior, Indore, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Rajgarh, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Rewa and many other places. Omkareshwar, Maheshwar and Amarkantak have been declared as holy cities for their integrated development in accordance with their religious significance. Burhanpur is being developed as a new tourist destination.

Madhya Pradesh Map

Districts List of Madhya Pradesh

S.No	Districts	Area in Sq Km	Population	Headquarters
1	Alirajpur	2165	-	Alirajpur
2	Anuppur	3,701	6,67,155	Anuppur
3	Ashoknagar	4,673.94	68,89,920	Ashok Nagar
4	Balghat	9,229	13,65,870	Balaghat
5	Barwani	3,665	8,32,422	Siddh Nagar
6	Betul	10,043	13,95,175	Badnur
7	Bhind	4,459	14,28,559	Bhind
8	Bhopal	2,772	13,50,302	Bhopal
9	Burhanpur	4,273	6,34,883	Burhanpur
10	Chhatarpur	8,687	11,58,076	Chhatarpur
11	Chhindwara	11,815	15,63,332	Chhindwara
12	Damoh	7,306	8,97,544	Damoh
13	Datia	2,038	3,97,743	Datia
14	Dewas	7,020	10,32,522	Dewas
15	Dhar	8,153	13,66,626	Dhar
16	Dindori	6,128	4,31,480	Dindori
17	Guna	11,065	13,09,451	Guna
18	Gwalior	5,214	14,14,948	Gwalior
19	Harda	2,644.32	4,74,174	Harda
20	Hoshangabad	10,037	13,65,970	Hoshangabad
21	Indore	3,898	18,30,870	Indore
22	Jabalpur	10,160	26,45,232	Jabalpur
23	Jhabua	6,782	11,29,356	Jhabua
24	Katni	4,949.59	1,81,699	Katni
25	Khandwa	10,779	14,32,855	Khandwa
26	Khargone	13.45	9,71,097	Khargone
27	Mandla	13,269	12,91,313	Mandla
28	Mandsaur	9,791	15,55,481	Mandsaur
29	Morena	11,594	17,07,619	Morena
30	Narshingpur	5,133	7,84,721	Narasinghpur
31	Neemuch	3,875	7,25,457	Neemuch
32	Panna	7,135	6,84,721	Panna
33	Raisen	8,466	8,77,369	Raisen
34	Rajgarh	6,154	12,54,085	Rajgarh
35	Ratlam	4,861	9,92,315	Ratlam
36	Rewa	6,314	9,71,309	Rewa
37	Sagar	10,252	15,50,140	Sagar
38	Satna	7,502	16,46,198	Satna
39	Sehore	6,578	14,62,412	Sehore
40	Seoni	2,200	8,40,427	Seoni
41	Singrauli	5,671	1,85,580	Singrauli
42	Shahdol	14,028	15,75,303	Shahdol
43	Shajapur	6,196	17,43,068	Shajapur
44	Sheopur	10,298	5,59,715	Sheopur
45	Shivpuri	10,278	14,41,950	Shivpuri
46	Sidhi	10,256	11,31,933	Sidhi
47	Tkamgarh	5,048	13,71,935	Tikamgarh
48	Ujjain	6,091	9,40,609	Ujjain
49	Umaria	4,548	5,15,963	Umaria
50	Vidisha	2,742	13,86,465	Vidisha