Some quick facts on Madhya Pradesh includes information about its location, districts, cities, area, population, language, etc. One of the largest states of India, Madhya Pradesh shares its boundaries with other Indian states - Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
The state has 48 districts, which are grouped into 8 divisions. These are Bhopal, Chambal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar and Ujjain.
- Latitudinal Location: 23.30 N
- Longitudinal Location: 80.00 E
- Area: 308,144 square kilometer
- Population: 60,385,118 (2001)
- Principal language Spoken: Hindi
- Literacy rate (2001): 64.11%
- Per Capita Income (1992-93): 4,725
Quick Facts on Madhya Pradesh (How to Reach By Air): Madhya Pradesh has a number of airports. Gwalior, Khajuraho, Indore, Jabalpur and Bhopal are major airports of the state. Regular flights are operated by all major public and private airlines to these airports. The most convenient way to travel to Madhya Pradesh is the low cost and comfortable flights to the state.
Quick Facts on Madhya Pradesh (How to Reach By Rail): Bhopal is the main railway station of Gujarat. It operates many trains connecting it to the rest of India.
Quick Facts on Madhya Pradesh (How to Reach By Road): A well - planned network of National Highways and State Highways link the cities of Madhya Pradesh to the other Indian cities.
Area
At last estimate, the geographical area covered by Madhya Pradesh was 30.76 million hectares, which was included under 48 districts.
Bundelkhand- A zone of rolling hills and fertile valleys in the north, sloping down towards the Indo-Gangetic plain. Bhopal and Gwalior are located here.
Baghelkhand- A hilly region in the northeast, which consists of the eastern end of the Vindhya Range.
Mahakoshal (Mahakaushal)- In the southeastern part, it comprises the eastern edge of the Narmada river valley and the eastern Satpuras. Jabalpur is located here.
Madhya Pradesh with 76,429 square kilometers of forest regions boasts the maximum forest cover area amongst all states and Union Territories.
Pin Code
Pin Code in Madhya Pradesh follow the usual six digit postal index code that is the standardized system followed all over India. The many areas under a particular district have Related pin codes.
The Madhya Pradesh pin codes usually begin with cardinal number four. For example the regions within the corporation of Indore use 45 at the beginning of their pin codes. Similarly, the regions in the corporation of Bhopal begin with 46, and so on and so forth.
Pin Code or the codes based on the postal index number is essential to a country as big and diverse as India. Once indispensable for communication of all personal and official matters, importance of the pin code continues undiminished. Used still for official communication and to maintain personal interaction in the more remote areas where the modern modes of communication are largely absent, pin code is central to the communicative network of the country. more...
ign="center">Name of the City or Town | Telephone Code
| | Ajaigarh
| 7730 |
| Amarwada
| 7167 |
td>7367
| Baihar
| 7636 |
| Balaghat
| 7632 |
td>7486
| Betul
| 7141 |
| Bhimpur
| 7142 |
| Bhind
| 7534 |
| Bhopal
| 755 |
| Birsa
| 7637 |
| Bhikangaon
| 7288 |
| Baroda
| 7531 |
| Berasia
| 7565 |
| Burhanpur
| 7325 |
| Chachaura
| 7546 |
| Chanderi
| 7547 |
| Chhapara
| 7691 |
| Chhatarpur
| 7682 |
| Chhindwara
| 7162 |
| Chicholi
| 7145 |
| Dabra
| 7524 |
| Deosar
| 7801 |
| Dhar
| 7292 |
| Dharampuri
| 7294 |
| Gairatganj
| 7481 |
| Garoth
| 7425 |
| Ghorandogri
| 7146 |
| Gogaon
| 7287 |
| Gopalganj
| 7695 |
| Gourihar
| 7688 |
| Gunnore
| 7731 |
| Gyraspur
| 7596 |
| Guna
| 7542 |
| Gwalior
| 751 |
| Hoshangabad
| 7574 |
| Indore
| 731 |
| Jabalpur
| 761 |
| Jhabua
| 7392 |
| Jaisinghnagar
| 7651 |
| Jaithari
| 7659 |
| Jatara
| 7681 |
| Jobat
| 7393 |
| Jora
| 7537 |
| Kannodi
| 7656 |
| Kareli
| 7793 |
| Karpa
| 7628 |
| Kasrawad
| 7285 |
| Khajuraho
| 7686 |
| Khandwa
| 733 |
| Lanji
| 7635 |
| Laher
| 7529 |
| Majhagwan
| 7670 |
| Majholi
| 7803 |
| Manawar
| 7291 |
| Mauganj
| 7663 |
| Mawai
| 7648 |
| Mehgaon
| 7527 |
| Multai
| 7147 |
| Maheshwar
| 7283 |
| Mandsaur
| 7422 |
| Mandla
| 7642 |
| Mhow
| 7324 |
| Nagod
| 7673 |
| Nainpur
| 7646 |
| Narsinghpur
| 7792 |
| Nasrullaganj
| 7563 |
| Pachmarhi
| 7578 |
| Panna
| 7732 |
| Patharia
| 7601 |
| Pichhore
| 7496 |
| Piparia
| 7576 |
| Pushparajgarh
| 7629 |
| Raghunathpur
| 7535 |
| Rewa
| 7662 |
| Sagar
| 7582 |
| Sarangpur
| 7371 |
| Satna
| 7672 |
| Sendhwa
| 7281 |
| Shivpuri
| 7492 |
| Sidhi
| 7822 |
| Singrauli
| 7805 |
| Sirmour
| 7660 |
| Sironj
| 7591 |
| Sondhwa
| 7395 |
| Sitamau
| 7426 |
| Tikamgarh
| 7683 |
| Thandla
| 7390 |
| Ujjain
| 734 |
Last Updated on : 14th March 2013
