MADHYA PRADESH

Madhya Pradesh is situated in central India and comprises 51 districts. It is the second largest state in India with an area of 308,000 square kilometers. It has a population of 72.6 million people (Madhya Pradesh State Government 2017). The state has 27.6 percent of its population living in urban areas, and 70.6 percent of its residents are literate (Census of India 2011).

Our knowledge products related to Madhya Pradesh include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Madhya Pradesh (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
• 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Madhya Pradesh.
• 2017: A Policy Note to examine the trends in undernutrition in Madhya Pradesh, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Madhya Pradesh’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district below.