Madhya Pradesh facts for kids

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Madhya Pradesh in India (disputed hatched)
Map of Madhya Pradesh, Republic of India

Madhya Pradesh is a state in the Republic of India. The state has an area of 119,016 sq mi (308,250 km2). It is bigger than Italy but smaller than Oman. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the West Indian zone. The capital of the state is Bhopal. The largest city is Indore. Other main cities are Jabalpur and Ujjain. Ujjain is well known for mythological reasons. Mandav, Bhojpur and Panchmadi are the main tourist attractions.

To the north of Madhya Pradesh is the state of Uttar Pradesh and to the northwest is the state of Rajasthan, while Maharashtra is to the southwest.

Provincial symbols of Madhya Pradesh

  • Terpsiphone paradisi -near Amaya Lake, Dambulla, Sri Lanka-8

    Provincial bird of Madhya Pradesh

  • Barasingha

    Provincial animal of Madhya Pradesh

  • Big Banyan Tree at Bangalore

    Provincial tree of Madhya Pradesh

  • STS 001 Butea monosperma

    Provincial flower of Madhya Pradesh

States
Andhra Pradesh • Arunachal Pradesh  • Assam • Bihar • Chhattisgarh • Goa • Gujarat • Haryana • Himachal Pradesh • Jharkhand • Karnataka • Kerala • Madhya Pradesh • Maharashtra • Manipur • Meghalaya • Mizoram • Nagaland • Odisha • Punjab • Rajasthan • Sikkim • Tamil Nadu • Telangana • Uttar Pradesh • Uttarakhand • West Bengal
India
Union Territories

Images for kids

  • Rock painting, Bhimbetka, Raisen district, MP

    Mesolithic rock painting, Bhimbetka, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

  • Khajuraho - Kandariya Mahadeo Temple

    Kandariya Mahadev, Khajuraho

  • Bateswar (6)

    Bateswar Group of Temples, Padavli, Morena

  • Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitavli, Morena

    Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitavli, Morena

  • 262 Gwalior

    Sahastra-bahu Temple, Gwalior Fort

  • Teli Ka Mandir, Gwalior

    Teli Ka Mandir, Gwalior Fort

  • Shiva Temple, Bhojpur 01

    Shiva Temple in Bhojpur

  • Lakshmi Temple, Orchha

    Lakshmi Temple, Orchha

  • Amarkantak4

    Ancient temples, Amarkantak

  • Gorgeous Gwalior Fort

    Gwalior Fort, Gwalior

  • JhansiGhat

    Narmada River

  • Son River, Umaria district, MP, India

    Son River, Umaria district, MP, India

  • Gorge carved by Ken River

    Ken River Gorge

  • Dhuandhar falls4

    The River Narmada flows through a gorge of marble rocks in Bhedaghat

  • Shri Ram Ghat 01

    The Shri Ram Ghat on the Shipra River in Ujjain

  • Betwa in Ashoknagar

    Betwa in the Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh

  • Traditional Bagh hand block print master craftsman-artisan-artist Mohammed Bilal Khatri, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Bagh Print Traditional hand block print craft in Bagh

  • Flute player in Orccha

    A man playing flute in Orchha, with a white tilak on his forehead, and holy saffron-coloured clothes.

  • Sand sculpture at Bandrabhan,Hoshangabad

    Sand sculpture by Sudarshan Pattnaik at Bandrabhan near Hoshangabad

  • Woman harvesting wheat, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India ggia version

    Woman harvesting wheat, Raisen district

  • Exams in Jaura, India

    Exams at the Mahatma Gandhi Seva Ashram, Jaura

  • IPS Academy main building

    Administration Block Institute Of Engineering & Science IPS Academy

  • Iittm rama

    IITTM, Gwalior - A Pioneer in Tourism Education

  • Human Langur monkeys, Orchha, India

    Langur monkey (Semnopithecus dussumieri), Orchha

  • Tigeress with cubs in Kanha Tiger reserve

    Tigress with cubs in Kanha Tiger Reserve

  • Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)

    Tickell's blue flycatcher, Bandhavgarh National Park

  • Vultures in the nest, Orchha, MP, India edit

    Vultures in the nest, Orchha

  • Nilgais fighting, Lakeshwari, Gwalior district, India

    Male nilgais fighting, Lakeshwari, Gwalior district

  • Children in Raisen district, MP, India

    Children in Raisen district, Bhil tribe

  • Breakfast making in adivasi village, Umaria district, India

    A tribal woman prepares breakfast in Bandhavgarh

  • Shepherds, Chambal, India

    Shepherds in Chambal

  • Ploughing paddy field with oxen, Umaria district, MP, India

    A young farmer in Umaria district

  • Young Baiga women, India

    Young Baiga women


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