Important Cities, Towns and Religious/Tourist Places: Bagh (fifth to seventh century AD caves), Balaghat, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal (lake-side State capital city), Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Guna, Gwalior (beautiful forts), Hoshangabad, Indore (associated with Ahilya Bai), Jabalpur (famous For marble rocks), Jhabua, Katnim Khjuarho (once the capital of Chandella rulers, embodiment of the great artistic activity of the 9th to 12th century AD), Khandwa, Khargone, Mandla, Mandsaur, Mandu (deserted capital), Morena, Narsimhapur, Pachmarhi (hill resort),Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Sagar, Rewa, Sanchi (known for Great Stupa and ancient Buddhist Monuments), Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Tikamgarh, Ujjain (oldest and holiest city of Parmar kings, also associated with Ashoka, Guptas and Vikramaditya), Vidisha.
Judicature: High Court at Jabalpur (with benches at Gwalior and Indore).
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 Reorganisation 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 Madhya Bart (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.
Economy :
The economy of Madhya Pradesh is primarily agriculture based. Nearly 80 percent of the population lives in villages. About 44 percent of land area is cultivable, of which nearly 17.51 percent is under irrigation. The irrigation is done through both canals and wells. Jowar, wheat, rich and gram are the main food crops. Oilseeds, pulses, soyabeam, cotton and sugarcane are the main commercial crops.
The State is industrially well-developed. The prominent industrial units in the public sector are Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited-Bhopal, Bank Note Press-Dewas, Security Paper Mills at Hoshangabad. Other industries of Madhya Pradesh include potteries, sugar mills, straw board mills, refractories, textile machinery, synthetics and drugs, biscuit manufacturing, engineering tools, mini steel plants, rayon and art silk. Handloom weaved at Chandlery and Mahesh war are famous.
Madhya Pradesh
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