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State
Area (Sq. Km.) |
308,144
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State
Capital |
Bhopal
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Major
Language(s) |
Hindi
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Number
of Districts |
45
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Population |
60,385,118
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Males |
31,456,873
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Females |
28,928,245
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Growth
Rate 1991-2001 |
24.34
%
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Density |
196
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Urban Population |
26.67
%
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Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males) |
920
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Literacy Rate |
64.11
%
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Males |
76.80 %
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Females |
50.28 %
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Legislature |
Legislative
Assembly
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Judicature |
High Court,
Jabalpur
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Governor |
Sri Balram Jakhar
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Address |
Raj
Bhawan, Bhopal |
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Office No. |
0755 -
2441300/ 1-3 |
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Residence
No. |
0755 -
2551946, 0755 - 2557680 |
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Fax |
0755 -
2554711 |
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email |
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Chief Minister |
Sri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
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Address |
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Office No. |
0755-2551581, 2551433 |
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Residence
No. |
2440241, 2440242 |
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Fax |
0755-2551781, |
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email |
cm@mp.nic.in |
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Chief
Secretary |
Shri Rakesh Sahani |
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Address |
Bhopal |
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Office No. |
0755-2441370, 0755 -
2441848, 9425017700 |
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Residence
No. |
0755 -
2540813,2748288 |
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Fax |
0755 -
2441751 |
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email |
cs@vallabh.mp.nic.in |
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General
Information
Location
Madhya Pradesh is bounded by Chhattisgarh in the east, Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, Uttar Pradesh in the north and Maharashtra in the south.
History
Under
the provisions of the States Reorganization Act, 1956, the State of
Madhya Pradesh was formed on November 1, 1956. It consists of the
17 Hindi districts of the previous State of that name, the former State
of Madya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of Mandsaur district), the
former State of Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh and Sironj subdivision of
Kota district, which was an enclave of Rajasthan in Madhya Pradesh.
References:
Manorama Year Book 2007
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