Districts of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , the second largest Indian state, is spread over 3, 08,000 square kilometers. It is bounded in the north by Uttar Pradesh, in the east by Chhattisgarh, in the west by Rajasthan and Gujarat, and in the south by Maharashtra.

The state is located between latitude 21°04'N-26.87°N and longitude 74°02'-82°49' E.

Madhya Pradesh is divided into fifty one districts, each with a district headquarters. River Narmada runs through center of the state. Northern and Western districts have urban areas. Eastern and southern districts have a large forest cover.

The state is the sixth largest by population in the country. Indore district is the most populous. Shahdol, Sidhi, Chhindwara, Khargone, Mandla, Dhar and Jhabua districts have a large tribal population.

Bhopal is the capital of the state. Some of the important towns are Indore, Gwalior, and Jabalpur. Jabalpur is the headquarters of the Western central Railways Zone of the Indian railways. Inter-State bus terminals are located at Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur.

List of Districts in Madhya Pradesh

Sr. No. District District HQ Population (2011) Growth Sex Ratio Literacy Area (km2) Density (/km2)
1 Agar Agar * * * * * *
2 Alirajpur Alirajpur 728999 19.45% 1011 36.1 3182 229
3 Anuppur Anuppur 749237 12.30% 976 67.88 3747 200
4 Ashok Nagar Ashok Nagar 845071 22.66% 904 66.42 4674 181
5 Balaghat Balaghat 1701698 13.60% 1021 77.09 9229 184
6 Barwani Barwani 1385881 27.57% 982 49.08 5432 256
7 Betul Betul 1575362 12.92% 971 68.9 10043 157
8 Bhind Bhind 1703005 19.21% 837 75.26 4459 382
9 Bhopal Bhopal 2371061 28.62% 918 80.37 2772 854
10 Burhanpur Burhanpur 757847 19.37% 951 64.36 3427 221
11 Chhatarpur Chhatarpur 1762375 19.51% 883 63.74 8687 203
12 Chhindwara Chhindwara 2090922 13.07% 964 71.16 11815 177
13 Damoh Damoh 1264219 16.63% 910 69.73 7306 173
14 Datia Datia 786754 18.46% 873 72.63 2694 292
15 Dewas Dewas 1563715 19.53% 942 69.35 7020 223
16 Dhar Dhar 2185793 25.60% 964 59 8153 268
17 Dindori Dindori 704524 21.32% 1002 63.9 7427 94
18 Guna Guna 1310061 21.50% 943 66.39 6485 194
19 Gwalior Gwalior 1241519 26.97% 912 63.23 5465 445
20 Harda Harda 2032036 24.50% 864 76.65 3339 171
21 Hoshangabad Hoshangabad 570465 20.25% 935 72.5 6698 185
22 Indore Indore 1241350 14.49% 914 75.29 3898 839
23 Jabalpur Jabalpur 3276697 32.88% 928 80.87 5210 472
24 Jhabua Jhabua 2463289 14.51% 929 81.07 6782 285
25 Katni Katni 1025048 30.70% 990 43.3 4947 261
26 Khandwa�(East Nimar) Khandwa 1292042 21.41% 952 71.98 7349 178
27 Khargone�(West Nimar) Khargone 1054905 17.97% 1008 66.87 8010 233
28 Mandla Mandla 1340411 13.24% 963 71.78 5805 182
29 Mandsaur Mandsaur 1965970 23.44% 840 71.03 5530 242
30 Morena Morena 1091854 14.01% 920 75.69 4991 394
31 Narsinghpur Narsinghpur 826067 13.77% 954 70.8 5133 213
32 Neemuch Neemuch 1016520 18.67% 905 64.79 4267 194
33 Panna Panna 1331597 18.35% 901 72.98 7135 142
34 Raisen Raisen 1545814 23.26% 956 61.21 8466 157
35 Rajgarh Rajgarh 1455069 19.72% 971 66.78 6143 251
36 Ratlam Ratlam 2365106 19.86% 931 71.62 4861 299
37 Rewa Rewa 2378458 17.63% 893 76.46 6314 374
38 Sagar Sagar 2228935 19.19% 926 72.26 10252 272
39 Satna Satna 1311332 21.54% 918 70.06 7502 297
40 Sehore Sehore 1379131 18.22% 982 72.12 6578 199
41 Seoni Seoni 1066063 17.39% 974 66.67 8758 157
42 Shahdol Shahdol 1512681 17.20% 938 69.09 6205 172
43 Shajapur Shajapur 687861 22.94% 901 57.43 6196 244
44 Sheopur Sheopur 1726050 22.76% 877 62.55 6585 104
45 Shivpuri Shivpuri 1127033 23.72% 957 64.43 10290 168
46 Sidhi Sidhi 1178273 28.05% 920 60.41 10520 232
47 Singrauli Singrauli 1445166 20.13% 901 61.43 5672 208
48 Tikamgarh Tikamgarh 1986864 16.12% 955 72.34 5055 286
49 Ujjain Ujjain 644758 24.96% 950 65.89 6091 356
50 Umaria Umaria 1458875 20.09% 896 70.53 4062 158
51 Vidisha Vidisha 1873046 22.85% 965 62.7 7362 198