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Important Fact Related to Madhya Pradesh

• State Capital – Bhopal
• State language - Hindi
• Formation – November 1, 1956
• Total Districts – 52
• State bird - Dudhraj
• State animal - Barasingha
• State flower - Lily
• State Fruit – Mango
• State tree - Banyan
• Literacy Rate – 69.3%
• Male Literacy Rate – 78.7%
• Female Literacy Rate – 59.2%
• Number of Lok Sabha Seats – 29
• Number of Rajya Sabha members – 11
• Number of Assembly seats – 230
• State population density - 236 persons per sq km
• Total Population (as per the last figures of the year 2011) – 7,26,26,809
• Male Population – 3,76,12,306
• Female Population – 3,50,14,503
• Decade Population Growth Rate – 20,30%
• Most Populous District – Indore
• District with minimum population – Niwari
• District with highest sex ratio – Balaghat
• District with lowest sex ratio – Bhind
• District with highest population density – Bhopal
• District with minimum population density – Dindori
• District with highest literacy rate – Jabalpur
• District with lowest literacy rate – Alirajpur
• District with highest male literacy rate – Jabalpur/Indore
• District with lowest male literacy rate – Alirajpur
• District with highest female literacy rate – Bhopal
• District with lowest female literacy rate – Alirajpur
• District with highest percentage of urban population – Bhopal
• District with minimum percentage of urban population – Dindori
• District with highest Scheduled Caste (SC) percentage – Ujjain
• District with minimum SC percentage – Jhabua
• District with highest ST percentage – Alirajpur
• District with minimum Scheduled Tribe – Bhind
• The two districts with the highest child population are Indore and Dhar.
• There are two districts with minimum child population – Harda and Anuppur.
• The two districts with the highest and lowest decadal growth rates are Indore and Jhabua and Anuppur and Betul respectively.
• Highest and lowest scheduled caste population respectively – Indore and Jhabua
• Rank of Madhya Pradesh on the basis of population in India – Sixth
• The state's rank in the country in terms of literacy rate - 28th
• State's rank in female literacy – 28th
• Average sex ratio in the state – 931 (female per thousand men)
• Child Sex Ratio in Madhya Pradesh – 918
• Name of the district of Madhya Pradesh whose sex ratio is equal to the state's sex ratio - Rewa District (930)
• Lowest Child Sex Ratio District – Morena
• District with Highest Child Sex Ratio – Alirajpur
• Area – 3,08,252 sq. km.
• Place of Madhya Pradesh in terms of area – Second
• Largest district in terms of area – Chhindwara
• Smallest district in terms of area – Niwari
• The largest city of the state – Indore
• Border states – Chhattisgarh in the east, Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, Uttar Pradesh in the north and Maharashtra in the south
• State joining the maximum boundary of the state – Uttar Pradesh (in 10 districts)
• State joining the minimum border – Gujarat
• River joining the southern border of Madhya Pradesh – Tapti
• River joining the northern border of Madhya Pradesh – Chambal
• Line passing through Madhya Pradesh – Tropic of Cancer
• First Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh – Shri Ravi Shankar Fee
• First Governor of the state – Pattabhi Sitaramayya
• First University – Dr. Harisingh Gour (Sagar) 1946
• First Biosphere Reserve – Pachmarhi
• First Fossil National Park – Dindori
• State's first international airport – Bhopal
• The city known by the nickname 'City of Lakes' – Bhopal
• The only hill station of the state which is called the queen of Satpura - Pachmarhi
• The total length of roads in Madhya Pradesh – 73,311 km.
• Largest Railway Junction of Madhya Pradesh – Itarsi
• Headquarter of Railway Services Department in Madhya Pradesh – Bhopal
• Total airports in Madhya Pradesh – 5 (Khajuraho, Gwalior, Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur)
• The state which was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000 – Chhattisgarh
• Major folk songs of Madhya Pradesh – Alha, Kalgi, Turra, Nagpanthi, Gayan, Bharthari etc.
• Major folk dances of Madhya Pradesh – Gangaur, Kati, Fefaria, Aara-Khada dance, Danda dance, Matki dance, Rajwadi, Rai dance, Khaira dance, Kanda dance etc.
• Most spoken dialect in Madhya Pradesh - Bundelkhandi
• Major rivers of Madhya Pradesh – Narmada, Chambal, Son, Tapti and Betwa
• Largest river of Madhya Pradesh – Narmada
• India's 5th largest river – Narmada
• Major tribes of the state – Gond Bhil, Baiga, Korku, Bharia, Kol, Halba, Saharia, Saur, Khaikhar, Panika, Kewar etc.

• Major crops of the state – rice, wheat, jowar, gram, soybean, sugarcane and cotton

• Major commercial crop of the state – Soyabean

• Major Tiger Reserves of the State – Kanha, Panna, Badhavgarh Pench, Satpura

• Major National Parks of Madhya Pradesh – Kanha Kisli, Madhav, Bandhavgarh, Panna, Satpura, Van Vihar, Son, Narsingh Garh etc.

• First National Park of Madhya Pradesh – Kanha Kisli

• Major minerals found in the state – Graphite, mica, glass, bauxite, copper, marble, limestone, coal, molten stone, slate etc.

• State High Court – Jabalpur

• Madhya Pradesh ranks first in the production of diamond, diasphor, pyrophyllite and copper ore in the country.

• Percentage of forest area in Madhya Pradesh – 31%

• Most Reserved Forest in the State – Ujjain

• Least Reserved Forest in the State – Rajgarh

• Most forested district in the state – Balaghat district

• District with least forest in the state – Shajapur district

• First state to nationalize forests (1970) – Madhya Pradesh
• News Print Factory of Madhya Pradesh – Nepanagar
• Establishment of State Vigilance Commission in Madhya Pradesh – March 1, 1964
• Establishment of Human Rights Commission in the state – December 1994
• Formation of State Finance Commission in the State – December 1994
• Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy is located in the state – in Sagar
• First state to give 50 percent reservation to women in Panchayat elections – Madhya Pradesh
• State's first Gemstone Refining Center – Jabalpur
• State's first special economic zone – Indore
• Oil refinery factory in the state – Bina (Sagar)
• State's largest sanctuary – Naurodehi
• State's smallest sanctuary – Rala Mandal
• State's smallest national park – Van Bihar
• Madhya Pradesh's place in mineral production - third
• Establishment of Crystal IT Park in the state – Indore
• Optical fiber factory in the state – Mandideep
• Alcohol and Carbon Dioxide Plant – Ratlam
• Currency Printing Press – Dewas
• Security Paper Mill – Hoshangabad
• Railway Coach Factory – Bhopal
• District with maximum industry in the state – Pithampura (Dhara district)
• Least Industry District – Panna District
• Highest wind mill in the state – Indore
• Major tourist places of the state – Kanha Kisli, Maheshwar, Khajuraho, Gwalior Fort, Sanchi Stupa, Pachmarhi, Bhimbetka, Mandu, Bandhavgarh, etc.
• Major religious places of the state – Chitrakoot, Ujjain etc.