Madhya Pradesh
State of India
Madhya Pradesh, a large state in central India, retains landmarks from eras
throughout Indian history. Begunin the 10th century, its Hindu and Jain tem
-ples at Khajuraho are renowned for their carvings of erotic scenes, most p
-rominently Kandariya Mahadeva, a temple with more than 800 sculpture.The
eastern Bandhavgarh and Kanha national parks, noted Bengal tiger sanctuarie
-s, offer guided safaris.

Governor: Anandiben Patel
Chief minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Population: 7.33 crores (2012)
Capitals: Bhopal, Jabalpur (Judiciary)
Points of interest: Kanha Tiger Reserve
		

Hindi is a standard language spoken in Madhya Pradesh. Besides that, people 
also speak various of the regional dialects Malvi is spoken in Malwa, The 51
 districts of Madhya Pradesh are grouped into ten divisions - Bhopal, Chambal
, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Rewa, Sagar, Shahdol, and Ujjai
-n. Agar-Malwa became the 51st district of Madhya Pradesh (split from Shaj
-apur district) as per the decision taken by the state government. It star
-ted functioning from 16 August 2013, covering 2,785 sq km and having a po
-pulation of about 4,80,000.
A number of national highways run through the state. Some of them are NH3,
NH 44, NH 12, NH 12A, NH 25, NH 26, NH 26A, NH 26B, NH 27, NH 59 A, and
 many more.
Major rivers flowing through Madhya Pradesh are Betwa, Chambal, Dhasan 
Ken, Mahi, Narmada Parbati, Son Tapi (Tapti), Tons, Wainganga, and war
-dha. The narrow and long Narmada-Son valley runs almost through the e
-ntire state from east to west making the area fit for agricultural ac
-tivities. The Central Highlands and the Satpura-Maikal ranges contrib
-ute in dividing the state into three physiogeographic regions. Madhya
- Pradesh, like other parts of India, has three major seasons - summer,
 monsoon and winter.