Central India

Central India is the only region of completely surrounded by other regions, having neither a border with another country nor a coastline. Despite this, it offers everything from rolling hills, dramatic waterfalls and abundant wildlife, to classical architecture, tribal heritage and modern steel industry.
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is the capital of , . Despite earning the sobriquet the "Chernobyl of India" for its industrial disaster in 1984, is an important city of Central India.

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, the commercial capital of , is on the Malwa Plateau. While growing at a fast pace, it still manages to combine traditional and modern lifestyles.

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is the largest city in . It had been the seat of government of the state until the formation of . There is not a great deal for visitors to see with most tourists visiting the surrounding region.

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, literally the "Central Province", is a state in the Central India. To its north is . To its west lie and , to its south is and to its east is .

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is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous.

Central India

Latitude of center
22.7° or 22° 42′ north
Longitude of center
81.6° or 81° 36′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q29024970
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Central India” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وسط الهند”
  • Assamese: “মধ্য ভাৰত”
  • Bengali: “মধ্য ভারত”
  • Chinese: “印度中部”
  • Esperanto: “Centra Barato”
  • Finnish: “Keski-Intia”
  • French: “centre de l’Inde”
  • French: “Inde centrale”
  • Galician: “India Central”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז הודו”
  • Hindi: “मध्य भारत एजेंसी”
  • Hindi: “मध्य भारत”
  • Japanese: “中央インド”
  • Korean: “중앙인도”
  • Marathi: “मध्य भारत”
  • Nepali: “मध्य भारत”
  • Persian: “هند مرکزی”
  • Russian: “Центральная Индия”
  • Sanskrit: “मध्य भारत”
  • Sanskrit: “मध्यभारतम्”
  • Santali: “ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ”
  • Slovenian: “Centralna Indija”
  • Spanish: “Centro de India”
  • Spanish: “India Central”
  • Tamil: “மத்திய இந்தியா”
  • Telugu: “మధ్య భారతదేశం”
  • Telugu: “సెంట్రల్ ఇండియా”
  • Turkish: “Orta Hindistan”
  • Urdu: “وسطی بھارت”
  • Vietnamese: “Trung Ấn”

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