Central India
Central India refers to a geographical region of India that generally includes the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.[1]
The Central Zonal Council, established by the Government of India, includes these states as well as Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to the north.[2] The inclusion of Uttarakhand extends the region to the Himalayan border with Tibet.
Other definitions
Another approach, historically more usual, is to base "Central India" on a north-south axis, making it the part of India that is south of North India and north of South India; the definition of North India also varies hugely, but that of South India is generally agreed. This definition includes either some or all of the Deccan, in particular Maharashtra, and may or may not include some of the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the north. If Maharashtra is included "Central India" includes a good part of the western coast, including Mumbai, but the eastern coast is never included, as Odisha stretches down to meet Andhra Pradesh, and these are counted in Eastern and Southern India respectively (and none of the eastern coast is part of the Hindi Belt).
Another definition is "the hill-country south of the Ganges plain", but north of the Deccan.[3] Some official divisions of the country do not recognise any "Central" division at all.[4]
Another definition, which treats the Deccan as a different unit, defines "Central India" as Madhya Pradesh and "eastern and central Uttar Pradesh".[5] "Madhya Pradesh" means "central province", while "Uttar Pradesh" means "northern province", though when adopted in 1950 it had the advantage of preserving the common "UP" abbreviation for what was formerly the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
References
- ↑ "Discover Central India's iconic destinations". andBeyond. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Zonal Council". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ Blurton, T. Richard, Hindu Art, p. 187, 1994, British Museum Press.
- ↑ "Executive summary of month of November 2015" (PDF). Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Michell, George (1990), The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, p. 138, 1990, Penguin Books.
Further reading
Central India, Wikipedia
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