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

Last Updated on : August 25, 2014