Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mandsaur
The correct answer is Mandsaur.
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Opium is cultivated in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.
- Some other districts of Madhya Pradesh where opium poppy is cultivated -
- Neemuch
- Ratlam
- Ujjain
- Jhabua
- Shajapur
- Rajgarh
- The opium poppy is mainly cultivated in the three states of India -
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- The ancient name of the Mandsaur district was Duspur. Mandsaur is known as the birthplace of Mandodari (wife of Ravana).
- The Hingalgarh fort is situated here. In Mandsaur, India's only Lord Pashupathinath temple is situated in the district on the banks of the Shivna river.
- It is also known as the Sindhawar of the Malwa region and the border guardian of Rajasthan.
| State |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Division |
Mandsaur |
| Type |
Mayor-council |
| Headquarters |
Mandsaur |
| Area (Total) |
5535 km(km) |
| Population (2011) total |
13,40,411 |
| Density |
242/km (630 sq/mi) |
| Literacy rate |
71.08% |
| Sex Ratio |
966 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies |
1 |
| Vidhan Sabha Constituencies |
8 |
