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Madhya Pradesh Basic Information
In this article, we are providing the facts about the state of Madhya Pradesh in general. Every Year MPPCS asks questions relating to this so, in order to help the aspirants, we have compiled some facts about Madhya Pradesh such that it will be one point source of reading for the aspirants. This is crucial for all upcoming MPPCS and other state-related preliminary examinations.
Madhya Pradesh Basic Information: General; Administration; Demography and State Symbols
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Date of Constitution | 1st November 1956 |
| Rajya Diwas | 1st November |
| Capital | Bhopal |
| Latitude | 21°6, N to 26°’ N |
| Longitude | 74°9’ E to 82° 48’ E |
| Energy Capital | Singrauli |
| Industrial Capital | Indore |
| Main Tribe | Gond |
| Hill Station | Pachmarhi, Amarkantak |
| Highest Peak | Dhoopgarh |
| Total Geographical Area | 3,08,000 sq km |
| Expansion | 807 km (East-West); 605 km (North-South) |
ADMINISTRATION
| Districts | 52 |
| Divisions | 10 |
| No. of Tehsils | 364 |
| Blocks | 313 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | 29 |
| Rajya Sabha Constituencies | 11 |
| Zila Panchayat | 51 |
| Janpad Panchayat | 313 |
| Gram Panchayat | 23043 |
| Municipal Corporation | 16 |
| Nagar Palika | 98 |
| Nagar Panchayat | 264 |
DEMOGRAPHY
| Population Male Female | 7,26,26,809 3,76,12,306 3,50,14,503 |
| Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) | 931 |
| Sex Ratio (0 – 6 years) | 918 |
| SC Population % | 15.6% |
| ST Population % | 21.1% |
| Literacy Rate % Male Female | 69.32 78.73 59.24 |
| Population Density | 236 |
State Symbols
State Animal: Swamp deer
State Bird: Dudhraj
State Flower: Palash
State Crop: Soyabean
State Tree: Banyan
State Game: Malkhambh
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