STATE

The State of Madhya Pradesh

The state of Madhya Pradesh, lying in the heart of the country , is bounded by latitudes N 21°04'30" : 26°49'30" and longitudes E 74°1'10" : 82°48'20" . The state sprawls over an area of 308000 sq.km. with about 28% land covered with the forest. This land locked state is bordered by the states of Gujrat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

There are 9 divisions, 50 districts and 287 Tehsils in the state. Administratively the divisions are headed by the commissioners, districts by collectors and Tehsils by Tehsildars . Names of divisions with their encompassing districts are as follows:

DIVISIONS
DISTRICTS		Chambal	Gwalior	Ujjain	Indore	Bhopal	Hoshangabad	Sagar	Jabalpur	Rewa
	1	Sheopur	Gwalior	Dewas	Indore	Bhopal	Hoshangabad	Sagar	Jabalpur	Rewa
	2	Morena	Shivpuri	Ratlam	Dhar	Sehore	Harda	Damoh	Katni	Shahdol
	3	Bhind	Guna	Shajapur	Jhabua	Raisen		Panna	Narsingarh	Umaria
	4		Datia	Mandsor	Alirajpur	Rajgarh		Chhatarpur	Chhindwara	Sidhi
	5		Ashok Nagar	Neemuch	Khargone	Vidisha		Tikamgarh	Seoni	Singrouli
	6			Ujjain	Barwani	Betul			Mandla	Satna
	7				Khandwa				Dindori	Anup Pur
	8				Burhanpur				Balaghat

Salient Features Of The Mineral Wealth Of The State :-

Sole producer of diamond in the country.
Country's largest opencast copper mine is at MalanjKhand, district Balaghat
Thickest coal seam (135m.) of Asia at Singrauli coalfield in Sidhi district.

Major producer of Coal, Limestone, Copper, Diaspore and Pyrophyllite.
Second highest cement producing state in the country with 7 major and 3 mini cement plants, producing 14 percent cement of the country.

Leading producer of Manganese, Dolomite, Rock-Phosphate, Glass sand and Fire clay.

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