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Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPCS) GK | 10 Aug 2021


Last Updated: May 2024

Madhya Pradesh GK
Formation 1st november, 1956
Capital Bhopal
Population 7,26,26,809
Region 3,08,252 sq. km.
Population density in state 236 persons per sq.km.
Total Districts 55 Districts
Other Name of State Hriday Pradesh, Soya State, Tiger State, Leopard State
High Court Jabalpur (Bench – Indore, Gwalior)

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State Symbol
State Animal: State Flower:
Barahsingha (reindeer) White Lily

State Bird: State Dance:


Dudhraj (Shah Bulbul) Rai

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State Tree: Banyan Official Game:


Malkhamb

Madhya Pradesh : General Information


State – Madhya Pradesh
Constitution – 01 November, 1956 (Present Form – 1 November 2000)
Area – 3,08,252 sq. km.
Population – 7,26,26,809
Capital – Bhopal
Total District – 55
No. of Divisions – 10
Block – 313
Tehsil (March 2024) – 428
The largest tehsil (area) of the state – Indore
The smallest tehsil (area) of the state – Ajaygarh (Panna)
Town/city – 476
Municipal Corporation (2018-19) – 16
Municipality – 99
City Council – 294
Total Village – 54903
Zilla Panchayat – 51
Gram Panchayat – 23066
Tribal Development Block – 89
State Symbol – A circle inside the 24 stupa shape, in which there are earrings of wheat and paddy.
State River – Narmada
State Theater – Mach
Official Anthem – Mera Madhya Pradesh Hai (Composer – Mahesh Srivastava)
State fish – Mahseer (announced in 2013)
State Crop – Soybean
Official language – Hindi
State legislature – Unicameral (assembly)
Number of Assembly Members – 231 [230 + 1 Anglo-Indian Member]
Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Legislative Assembly – 35
Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly – 47
Number of members in Lok Sabha – 29
Lok Sabha seats reserved for Scheduled Castes – 4
Lok Sabha seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes – 6
Seats for Rajya Sabha – 11

Census
Male Population – 3,76,12,306
Female Population – 3,50,14, 03
Rural Population – 5,25,57,404
Rural Male – 2,71,49,388
Rural Female – 2,54,08,016
Urban population – 200,69,405
Urban Male – 1,04,62,918
Urban Women – 96,06,487
Madhya Pradesh's place in the country in terms of area – Second
Most malnourished district – Sheopur

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Least malnourished district – Bhopal


The population density of the state of Madhya Pradesh is – 236 sq. km.
District with highest population density – Bhopal (855 persons per sq. km.)
The district with the lowest population density – Dindori (94 persons per sq. km.)
Largest division in terms of area – Jabalpur
The smallest division in terms of area – Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad)
Most densely populated division – Indore
Most sparsely populated division – Shahdol
Largest district in terms of area – Chhindwara
Smallest district in terms of area – Niwari
Largest district in terms of population – Indore
Smallest district in terms of population – Harda
District with highest sex ratio in the state – Balaghat (1021)
The district with the lowest sex ratio in the state – Bhind (837)
Literacy rate in Madhya Pradesh – 69.3 percent
Male Literacy – 78.7 percent
Female literacy – 59.2 percent
Most Literate Division – Jabalpur
Least Literate Division – Indore
Most literate district of the state – Jabalpur (81.01%)
Least literate district in the state – Alirajpur (36.1%)
District with highest male literacy – Indore
District with highest female literacy – Bhopal
The largest tribe of the state – Bhil

Geographical and Other Features of the State


Geographical location of the state – 21° 6' to 26° 30' North Latitude and 74° 9' to 82° 48' East Longitude
Length from North to South – 605 km.
Width from East to West – 870 km.
States bordering the state – 5, [U.P. (North-East), Maharashtra (South-West), Chhattisgarh (South-East), Rajasthan
(North-West) and Gujarat (West)]
State meeting the maximum limit of the state – Uttar Pradesh
State meeting the minimum limit of the state – Gujarat
The line passing through the middle of the state – Tropic of Cancer (passes through 14 districts.)
Percentage of Madhya Pradesh in the total area of ​India – 9.38%
Highest point of the state – Dhupgarh hill (located in Mahadev hill)
Lowest place in the state – Narmada–Son Valley
Hottest place – Khajuraho
Coldest place – Shivpuri
The largest river of the state – Narmada river (1312 km.)

Districts Bordering Neighbouring States


Border states Numbers Districts
Bhind, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Sidhi, Datia, Shivpuri, Sagar,
Uttar Pradesh 14
Singrauli, Ashoknagar, Morena, Niwari
Chhattisgarh 6 Sidhi, Shahdol, Dindori, Balaghat, Singrauli, Anuppur
Morena, Shivpuri, Guna, Rajgarh, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Jhabua, Sheopur,
Rajasthan 10
Agar Malwa
Gujarat 2 Jhabua, Alirajpur
Alirajpur, Barwani, Khargone, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Betul, Chhindwara, Seoni,
Maharashtra 9
Balaghat

States and their districts bordering Madhya Pradesh


Border states Border districts
Agra, Etawah, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Banda, Mirzapur, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Mahoba,
Uttar Pradesh (11 Districts)
Sonbhadra, Chitrakoot
Pratapgarh, Banswara, Baran, Jhalawar, Sawai– Madhopur, Kota, Dholpur, Chittorgarh,
Rajasthan (10 Districts)
Bhilwara, Karauli
Maharashtra (8 Districts) Dhule, Nagpur, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldhana, Gondia, Nandurbar, Jalgaon
Chhattisgarh (7 Districts) Rajnandgaon, Kabirdham, Bilaspur, Mungeli, Surajpur, Korea, Balrampur

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Gujarat (2 Districts) Dahod, Vadodara

Major Waterfalls of Madhya Pradesh


Waterfalls Location (river)
Kapil dhara Waterfall Amarkantak, Anuppur (Narmada River)
Dugdha dhara Waterfall Amarkantak, Anuppur (Narmada River)
Dhuandhar Waterfall Bhedaghat, Jabalpur (Narmada River)
Sahastradhara Waterfall Maheshwar (Narmada River)
Mandhar Waterfall Khandwa (Narmada River)
Dardi Waterfall Khandwa (Narmada River)
Bhalkund Waterfall Sagar (Bina River)
Patalpani Waterfall Indore (Chambal River)
Jhadidaha Waterfall Indore (Chambal River)
Chuliya Waterfall Mandsaur (Chambal River)
Rahatgarh Waterfall Sagar (Chambal River)
keoti Waterfall Rewa (Mahana River)
Chachai Waterfall Rewa (Beehad River)
Bahuti Waterfall Sailor River (Rewa)
Pandava Waterfall Panna (Ken River)
Apsara Waterfall Pachmarhi
Silver Fall Pachmarhi
Duchess Fall Pachmarhi
Bea Fall Pachmarhi
Note: At present the highest waterfall of Madhya Pradesh is Bahuti Falls, which is located in Rewa district. Its height is 198
meters (650 ft). Whereas before this, Chachai Falls was the highest waterfall in Madhya Pradesh, whose height is 130 meters.

Major Cities Situated on the Banks of Rivers


River Town
Narmada Omkareshwar, Amarkantak, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Maheshwar
Chambal Sheopur, Mhow, Ratlam, Morena
Tapti Multai, Burhanpur
Betwa Orchha, Sanchi, Vidisha, Guna
Parvati Shajapur, Ashta, Rajgarh
Sindh Shivpuri, Datia
Kali sindh Bagli, Dewas, Sonkachh
Kshipra Ujjain
Khaan Indore
Mahi Kukshi, Dhar

First in State
First Governor – Dr. B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
First Woman Governor – Ms. Sarla Grewal
First Chief Minister – Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla
First Woman Chief Minister – Ms. Uma Bharti
First Speaker of the Legislative Assembly – Pt. Kunjilal Dubey
First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly – Vishnu Vinayak Sarwate
First Leader of Opposition – Shri Vishnunath Yadavrao Tamaskar
First Chief Justice of High Court – Mohammad Hidayatullah
First Lady Judge – Smt. Sarojini Saxena
First Chief Secretary – Shri H.S. Kamath
First Election Commissioner – N.B. Lohani
First Lokayukta – P.V. Dixit
First State Information Commissioner – T.N. Srivastava
Chairman of the first Finance Commission – Dr. Sawai Singh Sisodia
First Woman Leader of Opposition – Jamuna Devi
The first Nobel Peace Prize recipient – Kailash Satyarthi

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State's first nuclear power station – Chutka village (Mandla)


State's first I.T. Park – Bhopal
State's first international airport terminal – Bhopal
State's first agricultural university – Jabalpur
State's first university – Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar (1946)
The first ISO certified SP Office – Dewas
State's first national park – Kanha Kisli
State's first dry port – Pithampur
State's first open jail – Navjeevan Ashram (Hoshangabad)
State's first Information Technology (IT) University – Gwalior
State's first DNA laboratory – Sagar
Herbal bank of the state – Panar water (Pachmarhi)

First in India
The largest mosque in the country – Taj-ul-Masjid (Bhopal)
First establishment of optical fiber in the country – Mandideep (Bhopal)
India's first state to produce diamond in the country – Madhya Pradesh
Country's first microchip factory – Bhopal
State to set up India's first Malkhamb Academy – Ujjain
State to set up country's first cow sanctuary – Agar Malwa
Country's largest soybean producing state – Madhya Pradesh
State to establish country's only human museum – Bhopal
First state on the basis of Scheduled Tribe population in the country – Madhya Pradesh
The first state in the country to do complete nationalization of forests – Madhya Pradesh
Asia's first physical education university – Gwalior (Lakshmibai National Institute/University of Physical Education)
Sanctuary for Babbar lion – Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
The first marble building in India – Hoshang Shah's Tomb, Dhar

Transport and Communication


Longest National Highway – NH–46
Shortest National Highway – NH–135BB
State's largest railway junction – Itarsi

Road Transport (August, 2023)


Total district roads 22,691 kms
Total Rural roads 28,023 kms

Historical Forts of Madhya Pradesh


Name/Place Construction Period Constructed By
Gwalior Fort (Gwalior) 8th century Raja Surajsen
Chanderi Fort (Ashoknagar) 11th century Pratihara king Kirtipal
Ginnorgarh Fort (Raisen) 13th century Maharaj Uday Varman
Asirgarh Fort (Burhanpur) 14thcentury Asa (Ahir King)
Dhar Fort (Dhar) 1344 A.D century Mohammed bin Tughlaq
Bandhavgarh Fort (Umariya) 14th century Kings of Baghelkhand
Mandsaur Fort (Mandsaur) 14th century Alauddin Khilji
Narwar Fort (Shivpuri) 14th century King Nal
Raisen Fort (Raisen) 16th century Raja Rajbasanti
Mandala Fort (Mandala) 16th century Raja Narendra Shah
Garh Kundar Fort (Teekamgarh) 16th century Kate Singh
Orchha Fort (Niwari) 17th century Raja Veer Singh Bundela
Ajaygarh Fort (Panna) 18th century Raja Ajaypal

Major Palaces of Madhya Pradesh

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Palace Name Location


Dayi Palace Mandu (Dhar)
Asharfi Palace Mandu (Dhar)
Rani Roopmati Palace Mandu (Dhar)
Ship palace Mandu (Dhar)
Hindola (carousel) palace Mandu (Dhar)
Kharbuja (cantaloupe) palace Mandu (Dhar)
Chappan Mahal Mandu (Dhar)
Andhra (blind) palace Mandu (Dhar)
Gujari palace Gwalior
Jai Vilas palace Gwalior
Karna palace Gwalior
Vikram palace Gwalior
Chanderi palace Chanderi (Ashoknagar)
Rajmahal Ashoknagar
Badal palace Gwalior
Raja Rohit palace Raisen
Itradar palace Raisen
Kaliyadeh palace Ujjain
Madan palace Jabalpur
Satkhanda palace Datiya
Raja Aman palace Ajaygarh (panna)
Jahangir palace Orchha (Niwari)/Gwalior
Moti palace Dindori/Burhanpur
Shaukat palace Bhopal
Tarabai palace Shajapur
Sheesh palace Neemuch/Tikamgarh
Dhubela palace Chhatarpur

Festivals Location
Kalidasa Ceremony Ujjain
Khajuraho Dance Festival Khajuraho
Tansen Ceremony Gwalior
Malwa Festival Indore, Ujjain, Mandu
Orchha Festival Tikamgarh
Tulsi Ceremony Chitrakoot (Satna)
Muktibodh Ceremony Bhind

Major Irrigation Projects of Madhya Pradesh


Project Name River Beneficiary Districts Special Note
This is the first project of the state and joint
Neemuch, Mandsaur, Bhind,
Chambal Project Chambal multipurpose project of Madhya Pradesh and
Morena, Gwalior, Sheopur
Rajasthan.
Rani Avantibai Sagar The Bargi Dam constructed under this project is the
Narmada Jabalpur, Seoni Mandla
(Bargi Project) first dam constructed on the Narmada River.
Under the Tawa project, a dam has been built in
Tawa Project Narmada Hoshangabad
Ranipur village of Hoshangabad district.
This is the biggest project in Madhya Pradesh, which
Indira Sagar Project Narmada Khandwa
has the highest water storage capacity in India.
This project is 40 km from Indira Sagar Project near
Omkareshwar Project Narmada Khandwa, Khargone, Dhar
Mandhata village of Khandwa district.
Maheshwar Project is an important part of Narmada
Maheshwar Project Narmada Khargone
Valley Project located in Khargone.
The tribal dominated tehsils Manawar, Kukshi and
Man Project Man Dhar Gandhwani of Dhar district will be benefited by this
project.

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It is also called Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad Sagar


Jobat Project Hathni Jhabua
Project.
The states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and
Sardar Sarovar Project Narmada —
Maharashtra are included in this project.
It is a joint project of Madhya Pradesh and
Pench Project Pench Chhindwara, Balaghat
Maharashtra.
The project is situated on Wainganga, a tributary of the
Thavar Project Wainganga Mandala
Godavari.
It is an interstate project of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar
Urmil Project Urmil River Chhatarpur
Pradesh.
It is an interstate project of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar
Madhya Pradesh and parts of Pradesh.
Matatila Dam/Rajghat Betwa
Uttar Pradesh
Rani Laxmibai Dam has been built under this project.
It is a joint project of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Bansagar Project Son Rewa, Sidhi, Satna, Shahdol
and Bihar.
Chhatarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh
It is a joint project of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar
Ken-Betwa Project Ken-Betwa and other major districts of
Pradesh.
Bundelkhand (Total 9 districts).
Choral Project Choral Indore This is an inter valley project.
This project is also known as Samrat Ashok Sagar
Halali Project Halali River Vidisha, Raisen
Project.

Forest/Wildlife/National Park
Recorded forest area of Madhya Pradesh according to State Forest Report, 2019
Recorded Forest Area Area (sq.km.)
Reserved area 61,886 (65.36%)
Protected area 31,098 (32.84%)
Unclassified area 1,705 (1.80%)
Total 94,689

District wise Forest Cover of Madhya Pradesh (ISFR-2019)


Balaghat (53.44%), Sheopur (52.38%), Umaria (49.62%),
Highest
On the basis of percentage of Mandla (44.44%)
geographical area Ujjain (0.59%), Shajapur (1.02%), Ratlam (1.23%), Bhind
Lowest
(2.39%)
Balaghat (4932.06), Chhindwara (4588.01), Betul (3663.70),
Highest
Area-wise (in sq. km) Sheopur (3460)
Lowest Ujjain (36.22), Ratlam (59.85), Shajapur (63.35), Bhind (106.75)

Protected Area for Specific Animals/Birds


Animals/Birds Area Location
Alligator/Crocodile Chambal National Sanctuary Morena
Son River Sanctuary Sidhi
Ken River Sanctuary Chhatarpur
Asian paradise flycatcher (State Bird) Sailana Sanctuary Ratlam
Lesser florican Bird Sailana Sanctuary Ratlam
Sardarpur Sanctuary Dhar
Great Indian Bustard Ghatigaon Sanctuary Gwalior
Karera Sanctuary Shivpuri
Asiatic Lion Kuno Palpur Sanctuary (Kuno National
Sheopur
Park)

National Parks and Sanctuaries included in Project Tiger


National Park / Sanctuary District Year
Kanha kisli Mandala–Balaghat 1973–74

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Pench Seoni–chhindwara 1992–93


Bandhavgarh Umariya 1993–94
Panna Panna–Chhatarpur 1993–94
Satpura Narmadapuram 1999–2000
Sanjay Dubari Sidhi 2008–09
Ratapani Raisen–Sehore 2013 (in some sources 2012)

Biosphere Reserve area of ​Madhya Pradesh


Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Pachmarhi, Narmadapuram (March 1999)
Achanakmar – Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve Amarkantak, Anuppur (March 2005)
Panna Biosphere Reserve Panna (August 2011)

National Park of Madhya Pradesh


Name Districts Area (Square Kms.) Established
Kanha–Kisli Mandala–Balaghat 940 1955
Madhav Shivpuri 354.61 1958
Bandhavgarh Umariya 448.842 1968
Panna Panna and Chhatarpur 576 1975
Sanjay Sidhi 467 1975
Satpura Hoshangabad 524 1981
Pench Seoni–chhindwara 293 1983
Ghughua/ Ghughua fossil (fossil) Dindori 0.270 1983
Van Vihar Bhopal 4.43 1983
Dinosaur fossil Dhar 0.8974 2010
Kuno Sheopur 404 2018

Major Sanctuaries of Madhya Pradesh


Name District Major Wild Animal
Narsinghgarh Rajgarh Peacock, Leopard, Sambar, Chital, Wild Boar
Gandhisagar Mandsaur/Neemuch Nilgai, Leopard, Chital, Chinkara, Waterfowl
Lion, Leopard, Sambar, Chital, Gaur, Deer, Wild
Bori Narmadapuram
Boar
Lion, Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Gaur, Nilgai, Deer,
Pachmarhi Narmadapuram
Chinkara
Dubari (Sanjay) Sidhi Lion, Leopard, Chital, Nilgai, Sambar, Chinkara
Ratapani Raisen/Sehore Lion, Sambar, Leopard, Chital, Nilgai, Langur
Singhori Raisen Leopard, Lion, Sambar, Chital, Nilgai
Lion, Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Gaur, Nilgai, Wild
Nauradehi (Largest) Sagar
Dog
Lion, Black antelope, Leopard, Sambar, Chital,
Pench (Mogali) Seoni
Gaur
Chambal Muraina Alligator, Crocodile, Turtle, Beaver, Dolphin
Ken (Ghadiyal) Chhatarpur/Panna Alligator, Crocodile
Son (Ghadiyal) Sidhi Alligator, Crocodile, Tortoise, Migratory Birds
Karaira Shivpuri Sambar, Chital, Nilgai, Golden bird
Ghatigaon Gwalior Chinkara, Sambar, Nilgai, Golden bird
Bagdara Sidhi Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai
Pen Mandala Lion, Leopard, Chital, Sambar
Lion, Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Chausinga,
Panpatha Umaria / Shahdol
Deer
Sardarpur Dhar Kharmor Bird
Sailana Ratlam Kharmor Bird, Dudhraj
Leopard, Wild Boar, Sambar, Chital, Nilgai,
Gangau Panna/Chhatarpur
Chinkara
Ralamandal (Smallest) Indore Tiger, Leopard, Chital, Sambar, Gaur, Bear
Veerangana Durgavati Damoh Sambar, Nilgai, Krishna Deer, Chital

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Orchha Niwari/Tikamgarh Chital, Nilgai, Peacock


Khivni Dewas/Sehore Chital, Sambar, Chausinga

Industry/Minerals/Energy
Detroit of Madhya Pradesh – Pithampur (Dhar)
India's first optical fiber factory – Mandideep (Raisen)
Asia's largest soybean plant – Ujjain
India's first National Soybean Research Center – Indore
India's first Gemstone Refining Center – Jabalpur
State's first special economic zone – Bhopal
Industrially developed districts of the state – Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior
State Mega Food Parks – Khargone and Dewas
Largest center of automobile industry in the state – Pithampur (Dhar)
The only watch factory in the state – Betul
The only umbrella industry in the state – Mhow (Indore)
Auto Cluster in the State – Pithampur (Dhar)
State's largest coal deposit area – Sohagpur
State's first nuclear power station – Chutka village (Mandla)
World's largest floating solar plant – Omkareshwar
Bio Energy Park – Rewa
Copper mines in the state – Malanjkhand
National Power Training Institute – Shivpuri
State Mining Corporation Headquarters – Bhopal
Energy Development Corporation Headquarters – Bhopal
Uranium reserves in the state – Shahdol
Energy Capital of Madhya Pradesh– Singrauli

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