Facts About Madhya Pradesh

As its name suggests, Madhya Pradesh is situated in the very heart of India. It shares its borders with five other states viz., Rajasthan in the north-west, Uttar Pradesh in the north, Gujarat in the west, Maharashtra in the south and Chhattisgarh in the north-east. Madhya Pradesh, with an area of 3, 08, 000 sq. km is the second largest state in India after Rajasthan. It is a part of peninsular plateau of India lying in north central part, whose boundary can be classified in the north by the plains of Ganga-Yamuna, in the west by the Aravali, east by the Chhattisgarh plain and in the south by the Tapti valley and the plateau of Maharashtra.

Madhya Pradesh takes pride in having the country's largest forest coverage of 94689.38 sq.km. Out of 94689.38 sq.km., 61886.49 sq.km. is reserved forest, 31098 sq.km. is protected forest and 1705.85 sq.km. falls under unclassified forest.

Capital city: Bhopal

Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Governor: Ram Naresh Yadav

High Court : Jabalpur  High Court

The Acting Chief Justice: Rajendra Menon

Number of Districts: 51

State day- 01^st November

Specialty of State: Agricultural Produce

Produce/ Speciality	Rank in India
Pulse	1
soybean	1
State Population	5
Cereal	3
Wheat	3

National Parks :

Sl.No.	Name of National Park	Special Species (if any important)	Important Remarks
1	Kanha National Park	The Largest National Park in Madhya Pradesh with 940 SQ. KM Under it Best Administered Parks in Asia	Has a Significant population of Royal Bengal Tiger and Species of Birds & Flora
2	Satpura National Park	fed-up of crowded wildlife sanctuaries, struggle for getting safari tickets, standing in a queue of safari jeeps, over-crowding of safari jeeps during wildlife sighting then Satpura National Park is the right solution for real wildlife lovers.	The terrain of the national park is extremely rugged and consists of fascinating deep valleys, sandstone peaks, narrow gorges, rivulets, waterfalls, thickly dense green forest of Sal and other medicinal herbs and Tawa vast reservoir
3	Panna Tiger Reserve	Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), the king of the jungle, roams freely in this secure, though a bit small habitat along with his fellow beings - leopard (Panthera pardus), wild dog (Cuon alpinus), wolf (Canis lupus).	The avifauna comprises more than 200 species, including a host of migratory birds. One can see white necked stork, bareheaded goose, honey Buuzzard, King vulture, Blossom headed Parakeet, Paradise flycatcher, Slaty headed Scimitar babbler to name a few.
4	Pench National Park	Tigers. Leopards. Jackals. And us humans.	Pench National park, nestling in the lower southern reaches of the satpuda hills is named after Pench river, meandering through the park from north to south. It is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra, in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara.
5	Bandhavgarh National Park	There are more than 22 species of mammals and 250 species of birds. Common Langurs and Rhesus Macaque represent the primate group.	The artiodactyls frequently sighted are Wild Pigs, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Chausingha, Nilgai, Chinkara and Gaur. Mammals such as Dhole, the smallIndian Civet, Palm Squirrel and Lesser Bandicoot Rat are seen occasionally.

Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:

Dams

Sl.No.	Dam	River	Nearest City	Type of dam
1.	Gandhi Sagar Dam	Chambal	Kota, Rajasthan	Gravity and Masonry
2.	Bansagar Dam	Sone	Amarpatan	Earthen and Masonry
3.	Bargi Dam	Narmada	Jabalpur	Gravity
4.	Barna Dam	Barna	Bareli	Gravity/ Masonry

Rivers

Sl.No.	River
1.	Narmada
2.	Tapti
3.	Betwa
4.	Chambal
5.	Son
6.	Mahanadi
7.	Shipra
8.	Kewai
9.	Kali Sindh

Lakes

Sl.No.	Lake	Located in/near
1.	Bhojtal            Lake	Bhopal
2.	Lower Lake	Bhopal
3.	Moti lake	Bhopal
4.	Sharangpani Lake	Bhopal
5.	Tawa Reservoir	Hoshangabad
6.	Shahpura lake	Bhopal

Important Power generation plants:

Sl.No.	Plant/Project	Type/Category	Remarks (if any)
1.	Vindhyachal - Singrauli	Thermal Power Station	Capacity of 4,760MW, is currently the biggest thermal power plant in India. It is a coal-based power plant owned and operated by NTPC.

Airports:

1. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport — Indore

2. Raja Bhoj International Airport — Bhopal

3. Jabalpur Airport, also known as Dumna Airport—Jabalpur

4. Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal— Gwalior

Folk Dances:

Sl.No.	Folk Dances	Remarks (if any)
1.	Lokranjan	An annual dance festival at Khajuraho
2.	Matki	This is a community dance of the Malwa
3.	Gangaur	This dance is performed mainly during the nine days of Gangaur festival
4.	Badhai	Popular on the occasions of the birth, marriage and festivals in the Bundelkhand region
5.	Baredi	Baredi dance is performed during the period starting the festival of Diwali till the day of Poornima
6.	Naurata	This dance has a special significance to the unmarried girls in the Bundelkhand region
7.	Ahirai	The major traditional dances of Bharia tribe
8.	Bhagoria	Quaint rhythms conjure up the tribal cultural identity of the Baiga tribe

Tribes:

• Agariya
• Dhanwar
• Gadaba
• Gadba
• Halba
• Halbi
• Kamar
• Karku
• Parja
• Sahariya
• Saharia
• Seharia
• Sehria
• Sosia
• Sor
• Saonta

Important Regional Festivals:

Sl.No.	Festival Name	Remarks
1.	Lokrang Festival	Lokrang is a cultural festival in which all the dancers put their best foot forwards and matches their steps with the folk music.
2.	Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh	Writers, Poets from around the world come together in the march for seven brilliant days of poetry recitation, story reading, and cultural performances. Ujjain is the hometown of many eminent writers and poets like Kalidas, Pandit Surya Narayan Vyas, Balkavi Bairagi, to name a few. The fest is organized to celebrate the work of the notable poet, Kalidas.
3.	Khajuraho Festival	Dance and music should be the middle name of Madhya Pradesh. One week long, Khajuraho dance festival is the manifestation of the true India's dance forms.
4.	Bhagoria Haat Festival	In the local language, the carnival is called as the festival of love. Celebrated with great pomp and show by the tribal people of Madhya Pradesh
5.	Holi	Holi is celebrated just for two days on the last full moon day of the lunar moon. On days one, a bonfire is organized by the different temples.
6.	Ujjain Kumbh Mela	Ujjain is one of those places in India where Kumbh Mela takes place. The festival is organized four times in every twelve years in the four cities of India- Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain or Nasik.
7.	Malwa Utsav	Malwa Utsav is one of the biggest, largest and most spectacular events in Madhya Pradesh. Dance and music performances are the most integral part of the festival.
8.	Dussehra	If tourists happen to be in Madhya Pradesh during October or November.

Important Temples/Archeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl.No.	Temple/ Archeological Monument/ Site	Located in/near
1.	Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga	Ujjain
2.	Devi Jagdambi temple	Khajuraho
3.	Varaha Temple	Khajuraho
4.	Vishvanath Temple	Khajuraho
5.	Jali Mahal	Dhar
6.	Somavati Kund	Dhar
7.	Mahadeva temple	Gwalior
8.	Tila Monument	Gwalior
9.	Rani Mahal	Sagar
10.	Open Air Museum	Bhind
11.	Kamlapati Palace	Bhopal
12.	Gond Fort	Chhindwara
13.	Alamgir Gate	Dhar
14.	Champa Baoli	Dhar
15.	Chor Kot Mosque	Dhar
16.	Dilawar Khan's Mosque	Dhar
17.	Ek Khamba Mahal	Dhar
18.	Lal Bungalow	Dhar
19.	Tomb of Abul Fazal	Gwalior
20.	Old Mughal Fort	Hoshangabad
21.	Vishnu-Varaha Temple	Jabalpur
22.	Shri Omkareshwar Jyotirling	Khandwa
23.	Chitragupta temple	Khajuraho

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

Sl.No.	City	Nick Name
1.	City of Lakes	Bhopal
2.	Mini Mumbai	Indore
3.	Power Hub City	Mundi
4.	Soya region	Madhya Pradesh

Sport Stadiums/Arena:

Sl.No.	Stadium/Arena	Sport-Purpose	City
1.	Maharani Usharaje Trust  or Holkar Cricket Stadium	Cricket	Indore
2.	Captain Roop Singh Stadium	Cricket	Gwalior
3.	Nehru Stadium	Cricket	Indore
4.	Aishbagh Stadium	Hockey	Bhopal

Constituency of Cabinet Ministers:

Sl.No.	Name	Constituency	Ministry
1.	Narendra Singh Tomar	Gwalior	Rural Development Panchayati Raj Drinking Water and Sanitation
2.	Sushma Swaraj	Vidisha	External Affairs
3.	Thawar Chand Gehlot	Rajya Sabha MP	Social Justice and Empowerment
4.	Prakash Javadekar	Rajya Sabha MP	Human Resource Development
5.	Najma A. Heptulla	Rajya Sabha MP	Minority Affairs

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