Madhya Pradesh

Basic facts about Madhya pradesh

Capital: Bhopal
Area: 308,144 square kilometer
Area rank: 2nd
Population: 60,385,118 (2001)
Principal language Spoken: Hindi
Literacy rate (2001): 64.11%
Per Capita Income (1992-93): 4,725
Created on: 1st November 1956
Sex ratio: 931 females per 1000 males
Population rank: 5th
Total no.of districts: 51
Assembly seats: 230
Lok sabha seats:29 and Rajya sabha seats:11
 The major crops grown in Madhya Pradesh include paddy, wheat,
maize and jowar among cereals, and gram, tur, urad and moong
among pulses, while soybean, groundnut and mustard among
oilseeds. Cash Crops like cotton and sugarcane are also grown in
few districts of the state.