List of districts of Madhya Pradesh
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
- Leeshiv
Divisions and 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 in 1 October 2018. And a bill regarding creation of 3 districts namely Nagda, Maihar and Chachaura-Binaganj was passed in 19 March 2020.[4]
Sr. No. | Name of Division | Administration | Districts |
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1. | Bhopal Division | HQ - Bhopal Districts - 5 |
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2. | Chambal Division | HQ - Morena Districts - 3 |
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3. | Gwalior Division | HQ - Gwalior Districts - 5 |
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4. | Indore Division | HQ - Indore Districts - 8 |
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5. | Jabalpur Division | HQ - Jabalpur Districts - 8 |
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6. | Narmadapuram Division | HQ - Betul Districts - 3 |
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7. | Rewa Division | HQ - Rewa Districts - 5 |
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8. | Sagar Division | HQ - Sagar Districts - 6 |
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9. | Shahdol Division | HQ - Shahdol Districts - 3 |
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10. | Ujjain Division | HQ - Ujjain Districts - 7 |
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Total Divisions = 10 | Total Districts = 52 |
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.
- ^ "Amid Crisis, Kamal Nath Okays Formation Of 3 Districts, Cabinet Minister Status To 7 Leaders". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 19 March 2020.