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Narmadapuram division
Shahdol division
The Indian State of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on 1 November 1956. Madhya Pradesh has various regions which have no official administrative governmental status but they are purely geographic regions; some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces. Currently, the number of districts in the state is 52.[1] These districts are grouped into ten administrative divisions. The regions and district in Madhya Pradesh is shown below. In 2000, the state broke up into two, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Regions
Agro-climatically, geographically, historically, and according to political sentiments, Madhya Pradesh has following main regions :
- Kaimur Plateau and Satpura Hills
- Vindhyan Plateau (Hills)
- Narmada valley
- Wainganga valley
- Mahakoshal Region
- Gird (Gwalior) Region
- Baghelkhand Region
- Bundelkhand Region
- Satpura Plateau (Hills)
- Malwa Plateau
- Nimar Plateau
- Jhabua Hills
List of districts
There are 52 districts in Madhya Pradesh divided in ten divisions.[2][3] A new district, Niwari, was created in October 2018 by partitioning Tikamgarh district.[1] Niwari was declared the 52nd district on 1 October 2018.
| Code[4] | District | Division | Headquarters | Area (sq.km.) [5] | Population (2011) [5] | Population density (per sq.km) | Location Map | Official Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP | Bhopal district | Bhopal | Bhopal | 2,772 | 2,371,061 | 855 | ){kind=small} | [1] |
| RS | Raisen district | Raisen | 8,446 | 1,331,597 | 158 | ){kind=small} | [2] | |
| RG | Rajgarh district | Rajgarh | 6,154 | 1,545,814 | 251 | ){kind=small} | [3] | |
| SR | Sehore district | Sehore | 6,578 | 1,311,332 | 199 | ){kind=small} | [4] | |
| VI | Vidisha district | Vidisha | 7,371 | 1,458,875 | 198 | ){kind=small} | [5] | |
| MO | Morena district | Chambal | Morena | 4,991 | 1,965,970 | 394 | ){kind=small} | [6] |
| SP | Sheopur district | Sheopur | 6,585 | 687,861 | 104 | ){kind=small} | [7] | |
| BD | Bhind district | Bhind | 4,459 | 1,703,005 | 382 | ){kind=small} | [8] | |
| GW | Gwalior district | Gwalior | Gwalior | 5,214 | 2,032,036 | 390 | ) | [9] |
| AS | Ashoknagar district | Ashoknagar | 4,674 | 845,071 | 181 | ){kind=small} | [10] | |
| SV | Shivpuri district | Shivpuri | 10,278 | 1,726,050 | 168 | ){kind=small} | [11] | |
| DT | Datia district | Datia | 2,038 | 786,754 | 386 | ){kind=small} | [12] | |
| GU | Guna district | Guna | 6,485 | 1,241,519 | 191 | ){kind=small} | [13] | |
| AL | Alirajpur district | Indore | Alirajpur | 3,182 | 728,999 | 229 | ){kind=small} | [14] |
| BR | Barwani district | Barwani | 5,432 | 1,385,881 | 255 | ){kind=small} | [15] | |
| BU | Burhanpur district | Burhanpur | 2,473 | 757,847 | 306 | ){kind=small} | [16] | |
| IN | Indore district | Indore | 3,898 | 3,276,697 | 841 | ){kind=small} | [17] | |
| DH | Dhar district | Dhar | 8,153 | 2,185,793 | 268 | ){kind=small} | [18] | |
| JH | Jhabua district | Jhabua | 6,782 | 1,025,048 | 151 | ){kind=small} | [19] | |
| EN[a] | Khandwa district | Khandwa | 4,927 | 1,292,042 | 262 | ){kind=small} | [20] | |
| WN[b] | Khargone district | Khargone | 4,927 | 1,292,042 | 262 | ){kind=small} | [21] | |
| BL | Balaghat district | Jabalpur | Balaghat | 9,229 | 1,701,698 | 184 | ){kind=small} | [22] |
| CN | Chhindwara district | Chhindwara | 11,815 | 2,090,922 | 177 | ){kind=small} | [23] | |
| JA | Jabalpur district | Jabalpur | 5,210 | 2,463,289 | 473 | ){kind=small} | [24] | |
| KA | Katni district | Katni | 4,927 | 1,292,042 | 262 | ){kind=small} | [25] | |
| ML | Mandla district | Mandla | 5,805 | 1,054,905 | 182 | ){kind=small} | [26] | |
| NA | Narsinghpur district | Narsinghpur | 5,133 | 1,091,854 | 213 | ){kind=small} | [27] | |
| SO | Seoni district | Seoni | 8,758 | 1,379,131 | 157 | ){kind=small} | [28] | |
| DI | Dindori district | Dindori | 7,427 | 704,524 | 95 | ){kind=small} | [29] | |
| BE | Betul district | Narmadapuram | Betul | 10,043 | 1,575,362 | 157 | ){kind=small} | [30] |
| HA | Harda district | Harda | 3,339 | 570,465 | 171 | ){kind=small} | [31] | |
| HO | Hoshangabad district | Hoshangabad | 6,698 | 1,241,350 | 185 | ){kind=small} | [32] | |
| RE | Rewa district | Rewa | Rewa | 6,434 | 2,365,106 | 368 | ){kind=small} | [33] |
| ST | Satna district | Satna | 7,502 | 2,228,935 | 297 | ){kind=small} | [34] | |
| SI | Sidhi district | Sidhi | 4,851 | 1,127,033 | 230 | ){kind=small} | [35] | |
| SN | Singrauli district | Singrauli | 5,672 | 1,178,273 | 208 | ){kind=small} | [36] | |
| CT | Chhatarpur district | Sagar | Chhatarpur | 8,687 | 1,762,375 | 203 | ){kind=small} | [37] |
| DM | Damoh district | Damoh | 7,306 | 1,264,219 | 173 | ){kind=small} | [38] | |
| PA | Panna district | Panna | 7,135 | 1,016,520 | 142 | ){kind=small} | [39] | |
| SG | Sagar district | Sagar | 10,252 | 2,378,458 | 232 | ){kind=small} | [40] | |
| TI | Tikamgarh district | Tikamgarh | 3,878 | 1,040,359 | 270 | ){kind=small} | [41] | |
| NI | Niwari district | Niwari | 1,170 | 404,807 | 350 | ){kind=small} | [42] | |
| AP | Anuppur district | Shahdol | Anuppur | 3,746 | 749,237 | 200 | ){kind=small} | [43] |
| SH | Shahdol district | Shahdol | 6,205 | 1,066,063 | 172 | ){kind=small} | [44] | |
| UM | Umaria district | Umaria | 4,026 | 644,758 | 160 | ){kind=small} | [45] | |
| AG | Agar Malwa district | Ujjain | Agar Malwa | 2,785 | 571,275 | 210 | ){kind=small} | [46] |
| DE | Dewas district | Dewas | 7,020 | 1,563,715 | 223 | ){kind=small} | [47] | |
| MS | Mandsaur district | Mandsaur | 5,530 | 1,340,411 | 242 | ){kind=small} | [48] | |
| NE | Neemuch district | Neemuch | 4,267 | 826,067 | 194 | ){kind=small} | [49] | |
| RL | Ratlam district | Ratlam | 4,861 | 1,455,069 | 299 | ){kind=small} | [50] | |
| SJ | Shajapur district | Shajapur | 3,460 | 941,403 | 270 | ){kind=small} | [51] | |
| UJ | Ujjain district | Ujjain | 6,091 | 1,986,864 | 326 | ){kind=small} | [52] |
Future districts
A bill regarding creation of 3 districts namely Nagda, Maihar and Chachaura-Binaganj was passed on 19 March 2020.[6]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Madhya Pradesh Gets New District Carved Out". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Districts of Madhya Pradesh". Government of Madhya Pradesh. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "MPOnline: Contact Government". www.mponline.gov.in. MPOnline.
- ^ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 2004-08-18. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ a b "List of Districts of Madhya Pradesh". www.nriol.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Amid Crisis, Kamal Nath Okays Formation Of 3 Districts, Cabinet Minister Status To 7 Leaders". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 19 March 2020.