List of districts of Madhya Pradesh

The Indian State of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on 1 November, 1956. Madhya Pradesh has various regions but 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.

Regions

Agro-climatically, geographically, historically, and according to political sentiments, Madhya Pradesh has following main regions :

Divisions and Districts

There are total 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]

Sr. No.Name of DivisionAdministrationDistricts
1. Bhopal Division HQ=Bhopal
Districts=5
2. Chambal Division HQ=Morena
Districts=3
3. Gwalior Division HQ=Gwalior
Districts=5
4. Indore Division HQ=Indore
Districts=8
5. Jabalpur Division HQ=Jabalpur
Districts=8
6. Narmadapuram Division HQ=Betul
Districts=3
7. Rewa Division HQ=Rewa
Districts=4
8. Sagar Division HQ=Sagar
Districts=6
9. Shahdol Division HQ=Shahdol
Districts=3
10. Ujjain Division HQ=Ujjain
Districts=7
Total Divisions = 10 Total Districts = 52

    References

    1. 1 2 "Madhya Pradesh Gets New District Carved Out". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 1 October 2018.
    2. ↑ "Districts of Madhya Pradesh". Government of Madhya Pradesh.
    3. ↑ "MPOnline: Contact Government". www.mponline.gov.in. MPOnline.


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