Country – India

Time zone  - +05:30

Coordinates – 23*15 N 77*25 E / 23.25’N 77.41’E

Borders with – Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, rajasthan

                     Uttar pradesh

Region – malwa, bundelkhand, baghelkhand, nimar, mahakoshal

              Chambal, gird

Established – 1 nov 1956 

Capital -  Bhopal

Area – 308245sq km

Area rank – 2^nd

Distt – 51

Largest city – indore

Population – 6034802 in 2011

Density – 236/sqkm

Literacy rate – 70.6%

Sex ratio – 930 females  / 1000 male

Language – bhopali, hindi

Vidhan sabha members – 230

Lok sabha members – 29

Rajya sabha members - 11

High court – Madhya Pradesh high court

State code – IN-MP

Symbols of state =

Animal – barasingha

Bird – dudhraj

Fish – mahseer

Flower – white lily

Fruit – mango

Tree – banyan

Website – www.mp.gov.in

Mountain hills – 1.satpura 2.vindhaychal

Mountain – 1.satpura 2. vindhyachal 3.mekal 4.mahadev

Ghats – 1.bundelkhand 2.rivapanna 3.baghelkhand

National parks – 1.bandhavgarh national park, 2.kanha national park

                     3.satpura national park 4.sanjay national park 5.madhav

                     National park 6.van vihar national park 7.mandla national

                  Park 8.panna national park 9.pench national park

Caves – bagh caves

Sanctuary – sardarpur sanctuary , the national Chambal sanctuary

Lakes – 1.bhojtal 2.lower lake 3.tawa dam

Water falls – 1.chachai 2.keoti 3.rajat prapat 4.gatha 5.bahuti

                       6.pandav 7.raneh 8.dhuandhar

Rivers – 1.narmada 2.chambal 3.kali sindh 4.tapti 5.sipa 6.betwa

         7.parvati 8.sher 9.twa 10.punchi 11.dev 12.barnar 13.chameli

         14.banganga 15.soun 16.ken 17.vadna 18.hiran 19.ghsan

Forts – 1.bandhavgarh 2.gohod 3.madanmah 4.mandu 5.rajanal

Airport – 1. raja bhoj airport bhopal 2.devi ahilyabai holkar airport indoor

           3.gwaliare airport 4.jabalpur airport 5.khajuraho airport