Amazing facts about Madhya Pradesh

Amazing facts about Madhya Pradesh:-

Madhya Pradesh is known as heart of India. Once it was the largest state in India. After 2000 when Chhattisgarh separated, the state became 2nd largest in terms of area. This state is known for its beauty with numerous ancient sculptures and temples. Now it is slowly becoming a major business hub with IT, manufacturing and agrarian economy. 

MADHYA PRADESH
Country	India
Capital	Bhopal
Largest City	Indore
Districts	51
Settlement	1st November 1956
Area(2nd)	308252 km2
Population	72626809
Density	236 / km2
HDI	0.556 (Medium)
Official Language	Hindi
Demonym
Religion	Hinduism (90.9%), Islam (6.57%), Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, other religon
Literacy	72.6%
State Symbol
State Animal	Barasingha
State Bird	Indian Paradise Flycatcher
State Tree	Shala Tree
State Fish	Mahasheer
State Flower	Madonna Lily
State Fruit	Mango

Historical Facts :-

•  Several thousands years ago during prehistoric period, some evidence proved that Madhya Pradesh was inhabited by humans. That evidence can be found in Bhimbetka Rock shelters. This archeological site has been related with the times of Mahabharata .Bhim betka means Bhimbaithka or the sitting place of Bhim.

•  During its ancient time Madhya Pradesh different parts wer ruled by number of kingdoms like Mauryan empire, Satavahanas, Sakas, Kushanas, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Rajuputs, Chandelas, Paramaras of Malwa, Mughals and considerable time of Marthas rule continued in Madhyapradesh.
•  Madhya Pradesh was created in 1950 just After Indian Independence with Central Provine, Berar, Princely states of Makrai, Chhattisgarh and Nagpur. That time states’ capital was Nagpur. Due to Marathi dominance in Nagpur region, Nagpur was  separated with Vidarbha in 1956. And Nagpur was annexed with then Bombay state. Therefore new states – Madhya Bharat, Vindya Bharat, Bhopal created and in 1956 during state’s reorganization three states jointly formed the state Madhya Pradesh. Thus the newly created state capital Bhopal named.
•  At that time Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India. But in the year of 2000 by the state’s reorganization Act the new state Chhattisgarh created. 

•  The famous UNESCO world heritage site Khajuraho group of temples are built by Chandelas in Madhya Pradeh. Which is situated near Jhansi. 

Geographical Facts :-

• With total area of 308252 Km² Madhya Pradesh is the 2nd largest sate in India.
•  And it is surrounded by few states like – on the east Chhattisgarh, northeast by Uttar Pradesh , northwest by Rajasthan,  west by Gujarat, and at last southern part of state is bordered by Maharashtra.
• Due to its geographical position Madhya Pradesh was called Central Province of India.
• The highest peak of Madhya Pradesh is Dhupgarh with the altitude of 1359 metres.
• There are more than 20% area in Madhya Pradesh is under forest. Because of that at least 10 national parks can be seen in this state.

           1. Bandhavgarh National Park,

           2. Kanha National Park,

           3. Satpura National Park,

           4. Sanjay National Park,

           5. Madhav National Park,

           6. Van Vihar National Park,

           7. Mandla Plant Fossils National Park,

           8. Panna National Park,

           9. Pench National Park

         10. Dinosaur National Park

•  Among them Kanha National park is known for its tiger reserve. It is thought that the famous Jungle Book comics  was based on this national park. It is also the largest national in Madhya Pradesh.
• Another one is Pench National Park which is known as a tiger reserve. And in the book of Ain-i-Akbari this national parks tiger reserve is mentioned.  The forest parts are also described in some western media also. Which has number of Royal Bengal Tiger.
• Some of the biosphere reserves are also present in Madhya Pradesh. Few of them are Panchmari, Amarkantak, Panna biosphere reserves are well known. 

                                                                

• The most  important river in Madhya Pradesh is Narmada. With few more are Shipra (which is famous for Kumbh mela), Betwa, Ken, Son, Mahanadi, Chambal river  etc.

Transportation Facts :-

• Madhya Pradesh is well connected with rest of the India by Road, Rail and air.
• Road – numerous national highway ; NH19, NH27,NH30, NH34 etc.
• Rail – Jabalpur serves as the west central railway head quarter. Main railstations are Indore, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Neemuch, and many others.
• Airport – The airport present in Indore named as devi Aholyabai Holkar airport serves as the main airport in Madhya Prades. Apart from that Raja Bhoj airport at Bhopal, Dumma airport in Jabal pur and many more aioprts are present in the state.
• These are the reasons for maximum tourist attraction in this state. Well connectivity among cities and tourist places provide maximum facility to the tourists. 

Social Facts:-

•          With some Hindi and Marathi people Madhya Pradesh is consisted by large community of tribal communities. Among them Korku, Kaul, Maria, Gond, Bhil, Bhadia and others are present in the state.
•          Now the literacy rate of Madhya Pradesh is  improved lot with 70.6% people are literate. Among them females are  65.5 % and males are 82.1% literate.
•          Number of premier institutions are present in  Madhya Pradesh.  IISER Bhopal, IIT indoor, IIM Indore, AIMS Bhopal and many more. Now this state has gained a reputation about proving education facilities.
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Cultural Facts:–

• From its ancient time Madhya Pradesh is known for its cultural diversity. The result can be found in the society of the Madhya Pradesh, where you can find different people with various cultural background.
•  Madhya Pradesh is well known for its classical music and folk songs. Three major classical ghranas of India – Maihar, Gwaliar, Senia Gharana are among present in Madhya Pradesh till date.
• Some of the popular folk dances in Madhya Pradesh are Rai, Rai, Saila,Matki etc.
• Now there are three World Heritage sites are present in this state.

             1. Khajuraho Group of Temples

             2. Buddhist Monument at Sanchi

             3. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

• Khajuraho group of temples are group of temples with numerous religion – Hindu, Bauddhist, Jain. These are built by Chandela dynasty during 950 and 1050. Now its is one of the most visited tourist places in India.
• Famous Ujjain city is known for the Kumbh Mela which is one of the four places of Kumbh Mela destinations in India. Now the city has been chosen a smart city, under smart city projects.
• Ujjain is also known for 2 of the 12 Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva – Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar.

Economical Facts:-

• Agriculture products – Soyabeans, Grams, Oil seeds, Pulses, Food Grains, Tendu leaves used to make beedi.
• Industry - Currency printing press at Dewas.

                   News paper printing Nepanagar,

                   Bhopal rail coach factory,

                   Six ordinance factory among them four are situated in Jabalpur,

                   SEZs for number of IT and ITES industry,

                   Diamond mines in Panna,

                   BHEL factory in Bhopal.

• Due to its position mostly large companies already set up many manufacturing plants in the state.
• There are large number of textiles, copper, manganese, dolomite, cement, and auto mobile industries are also present in the state. For this huge development recently Madhya Pradesh got an award form Indian government.

 Some famous personalities from Madhya Pradesh :–

• Tansen – noted ancient singer. Born in Gwalior.
• Baiju Bawra – well known mughal period singer. Was born in Gwalior.
• Kishore Kumar -  famous singer and musician, who is related with Khandwa
• Lata mnageskar – famous singer who is also born in Indore.
• Adesh Srivastav -  Famous Music composer, was born in Jabalpur.

So friends if you want to study or do business Madhya Pradesh is always for you. Then after some time if you want refreshment than cricket, football, kho kho, Kabaddi and many more sports are present there.

Hope you like the facts. If you have any views about this article, you can tell me in the comment box. So ,we will meet again in another place till then good bye.

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Amazing facts about Chhattisgarh

Amazing facts about Chhattisgarh

                                                                                             

Country	India
Capital	Raipur
Largest City	Raipur
Districts	27
Formation	1st November 200
Area	135198.5 km2
Population (17th)	25545198 km2
Density	190 / km2
HDI	0.537 (medium) 23rd in India
Official language	Chhattisgarhi  and Hindi
Demonym	Chhattisgarhi
Religion	Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sarnaism and some no religious.
Literacy	70.01 % (27th)
Sate animal	Van Bhainsa (wild Asian buffalo)
State Bird	Pahari mayna (Hill mayna)
State tree	Sal (Sarai)

Historical Facts:-

1.  In ancient time Chhattisgarh was known as Dakshina Kosala.

2.  During 6 th to 12^th centuries Chhattisgarh was ruled by different kingdoms and dynasty, The most prominent among them was Chola dynasty, Sharabhpurias, Kalachuri, Nagavansi and many other.

After that the area captured by the Maratha rulers and again British rulers controlled the position till Indian Independence.

3.  It was during 1920s when  there was a first demand of separate state raised. And in 1990s Chandulal Chandrakar led Chhattisgarh Rajya Nirman Manch intensed the demand. Which came into effect when the bill of separate state passed both houses of parliament. Thus the new Indian state of Chattisgarh created on 1^st November 200.

4.  And the name of the state can be raced back during Dakshina Kosala and Maratha Empire time.

                                                                                           

Geographical Facts:-

1.  Total area of Chhattisgarh is 135198.5 km².

2.  The state is surrounded by some states, in northeast Madhya Pradesh, in the south west Maharashtra, Telangana in south, in the south east Odisha, as well as Jharkhand in northeast and in the north Uttar Pradesh is situated.

3.  In total there are 27 districts at present in this state. And Raipur is the capital and largest city in Chhattisgarh.

4.  There are numerous rivers passing through this state. Among those Mahanadi is the major river but some other like Hasdo, Rihand, Indravati , jonk, Arpa and Shivnath.

5.  The highest point of Chhattisgarh is Gaurlata.

6.   In Chhattisgarh there are number of waterfalls can be seen , which attracts huge amount of tourist in this state. Like Chitrakote Falls which is situated on Indravati river is one of the widest falls in India. And also sometimes referred as the Niagara Falls of India.  

7.  But few places like Koriya which has dense forest and main coal deposit of Chhattisgarh. And also the is a natural water fall known as Amrit dhara waterfall is also tourist attraction place. So if you are looking more places to visit this state then there is a another place Chirimiri which is also known for its natural beauty.

8.  But Chhattisgarh’s proximity with Tropic of cancer its weather varies too. Means in summer the temperature can be raise from 30 to 45 degree Celsius and in winter 0 to 25 degree Celsius.

                                                                                          

Transportation Facts:-

1.  Chhattisgarh is well connected by roads like NH6, NH16 etc.

2.  The main railway stations are Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon, Champa, Raigarh. Now there are more railway network are running in the states and state government signed MOU with Indian Railway to increase railway networks in Chhattisgarh.

3.  If any f you want to visit Chhattisgarh by air then there is a airport called Swami Vivekananda Airport which serves most for the state people. But as per by demand of local people government of Chhattisgarh building another public airport for domestic flights in Raigarh.

                                                                                         

Economical Facts:-

Chhattisgarh is 17 th largest economy based state in India.

Minerals - Despite low income based state compared to Delhi, Maharashtra, but Chhattisgarh has huge amount of minerals. Today it has 2^nd highest coal reserve and  third highest iron ore as well as highest amount of tin production in India. Apart from these Chhattisgarh has sufficient amount of Limestone, bauxite and dolomite.

Agriculture - Chhattisgarh is well known for its rice production also called Rice Bowl of Central India.

Chhattisgarh has huge area under forest. In forest are some trees can be found which are used as commercially for various purposes.  Some of them is Tendu leaves which is used to make Bidis . 

There is small amount of tea production can seen in Jashpur and Surguja which is situated in Chattisgarh.More products are mahua flowers, Sal seeds, honey etc also good commercial goods for Chhattisgarh.

Power sector -  There are number of largest power sector are running in Chhattisgarh. NTPC has a unit in Bilaspur, Korba Super Thermal Power Station and many more. Some private power stations are also producing ample amount of electricity. Today Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board among the commercially success boards in the country.

Steel and Aluminium sector -   Chhattisgarh is famous for its steel production where SAIL has established a plant in Bhilai. The Bhilai steel plant is among the profitable units of SAIL in India. With SAIL there are some other plants situated in Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, which made Chhattisgarh a steel hub in the country.

There is large production of aluminium is happening in Bharat Aluminium Company Limited which is also established in Chhattisgarh. Now you can imagine how rich Chhattisgarh is !

Nowadays you can also find Oil company and some big real estate companies in the state.

Information Technology Sector – Now Raipur and newly built Naya Raipur became a top destination for numerous IT companies. Naya Raipur is one of the planned cities in India now. With the help of state Government some development is growing on for this sector. Hope it will become a IT hub for central India.

                                                                             

Social facts:-

1.  Chhattisgarh is mainly rural state with near about 80 % people still living in rural areas. And among total population about 50% are categorized as SC,ST. Number of tribes – Teli, Satnami, Kurmi Gond, Halba and Oraon are main groups in the state. But others such as large amount of Bengalis and odia people can be seen there mostly few villages and different parts of cities.

2.  Mostly filled with Hindu community Chhattisgarh is place for various religious groups like Muslims, Buddhist etc.

3.  In recent times Chhattisgarh has changed its value with good governance and education system. There are good amount of schools and colleges are established throughout the state. Thus number of educated state members increased rapidly. This increment of education has resulted a great success of the development in the state.

4.  The number of toilets and proper drinking water supply has begun rapidly. In near future the real problems like sanitation, health facilities and better drinking water distribution can reduce people’s problems.

5.  With growing IIT, NIT and Aims like institutes Chhattisgarh future generation can expect some positive effect of the state. 

                                                                                           

Cultural Facts:-

1.  With Hindu dominant state Chhattisgarh has some famous temple around the state. Some of them are Maa Bamleshwari Devi (Dongargarh), Danteeshwari Temple(Dantewada), Chandrahasini Devi Temple (Janjgir), Banjari Mata Mandir (Raigarh), Jatmai Ghatrani (Raipur), Mahamaya Temple (Bilaspur) are few among them.

2.  It is heard that during Vanvas Lord Rama with his wife Sita and His brother Lakshman were present in different part of the Chattisgarh. Which made people to belief that Chhattisgarh is also a holy place for many  sadhus and saints like Satnami Panth, Kabirpanth, Saint Vallabhacharya etc.

3.  From its historical time Chhattisgarh is known for its Kosa silk and lost wax art which are useful in making different types of ladies suits and saris.

4.  Along with great social heritage its has some local cultural impact.  Raut Nacha symbolize the worship of Lord Krishna, Soowa nacha which is known as parrot dance , Karma and most famous Pandvani is famous folk ballad performed in the name of Pandavas is popular in Chhattisgarh. Famous artist Teejan Bai is known for her Pandavani performances.

                                                                                        

So now its upto you. Do you really want to enjoy Bastar Dussehra or Durga puja, Rajim Kumbh Mela, Madai Festival and many more, than Chhattisgarh is always for you. Or if you like to see some Chhattisgarhi movies which is also known as Chhollywood than why waiting come and see !

So that’s all for now, hoping you like it most. Well if you have more information and any great views about Chhattisgarh than write down in comment box. And let me know.

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