Madhya radesh |s a|so ca||ed the neart of Ind|a |s a state |n centra| Ind|a Its

cap|ta| |s 8hopa| and Indore |s the |argest c|ty Iaba|pur |s the |argest urban
agg|omerat|on |n the state Gwa||or |s the fourth |argest c|ty and ca||ed tour|st |t
cap|ta| of the state
Madhya radesh |s the second |argest state by area and s|xth |argest state by
popu|at|on It borders the states of Uttar radesh Chhatt|sgarh Maharashtra
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(1190168 sq ml) Area rank
2nd
opu|at|on (2011) @oLal 73697363
kank 6Lh
Dens|ty 2436/km
2
(636/sq ml)
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