River Basins In Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 72 million residents. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the east, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest. The area covered by the present-day Madhya Pradesh includes the area of the ancient Avanti Mahajanapada, whose capital Ujjain (also known as Avantika) arose as a major city during the second wave of Indian urbanisation in the sixth century BCE. Subsequently, the region was ruled by the major dynasties of India. The Maratha Empire dominated the majority of the 18th century. After the Anglo-Maratha Wars in the 19th century, the region was divided into several princely states u ...
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Pradesh
Pradesh refers to a province or territory in various South Asian languages. It derives from the Sanskrit प्रदेश ''pradeśa'', meaning "sub-region" or "sub-country". The same word was borrowed into: * Thai as ประเทศ ''prathet'', * Lao as ປະເທດ ''pathet'' and * Khmer as ប្រទេស ''prâtés '', meaning "nation" or "country". States of India There are five Indian states whose official name bears the word ''pradesh'': * Andhra Pradesh, Land of the Andhras * Arunachal Pradesh, ''Aruna/Arunachal'' = ''Land of the Rising Sun'' or ''Land of the dawn-lit mountains'' * Himachal Pradesh, ''Hima/Himachal'' = ''Land of the Snow'' * Madhya Pradesh, Central Province, replacing the former Central Provinces and Berar which was later renamed as Madhya Bharat * Uttar Pradesh, Northern Province, although not the north-most province; it was formerly the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh which was later renamed as United Provinces It is also found in the ...
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