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Madhya Pradesh

State profile

🐅Fun factMadhya Pradesh has more tigers than any Indian state — 785 in the 2022 census.

Factsheet

Capital: Bhopal
Language(s): Hindi
Formed: 1956
Area: 3,08,252 km²
Districts: 55
Head (2025): Mohan Yadav
State animal: 🐾 Barasingha
State bird: 🐦 Indian paradise flycatcher
State flower: 🌸 Madonna lily
State tree: 🌳 Banyan

Report Card

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SDG India Index

67

#24 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹1.32 L

#26 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

1.0%

#1 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

68.9%

#8 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

43 per 1,000

#22 of 22India: 28 per 1,000

Life Expectancy at Birth

66.5 yrs

#19 of 21India: 70.0 yrs

Total Fertility Rate

2.0

#6 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

90.7%

#20 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

35.7%

#29 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

77.0%

#17 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

69.3%

#27 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

59.2%

#27 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

28.9%

#18 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

347.6 per lakh

#32 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

78.8 per lakh

#27 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

30.1%

#13 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

7,26,26,809

#5 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

931 per 1,000 men

#21 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

27.6%

#22 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

20.3%

#11 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

96.4%

#21 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

62.5%

#28 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

49.4%

#25 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

44.2%

#1 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

2,296 kg/ha

#20 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

81.6%

#5 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

1.57 ha

#8 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

32

#10 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

11,19,46,000

#9 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

1,83,000

#14 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023