# Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/

District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Jabalpur district

Jabalpur is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 2nd of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,463,289 people** in 7 sub-districts, 24 towns and 1,424 villages; 58% lived in towns. The largest town is [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/jabalpur/jabalpur/) (1,081,677).

- 2,463,289people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 24towns
- 81.1%literacy

## Who lives in Jabalpur?

Jabalpur had **2,463,289 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.4% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 2nd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 929 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 28th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 923 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh.

## How literate is Jabalpur?

81.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), the highest of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 87.3% and women at 74.4% — a gap of 12.9 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/jabalpur/) (85.7%) and lowest in [Kundam](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/kundam/) (63.5%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Jabalpur do for a living?

40.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 25.3%). Of all workers, 9% farmed their own land, 14% were farm labourers, 5% worked in household industry and 46% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 26% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 23% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/) (59% of workers in farming) and the least is [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/jabalpur/) (7% of workers in farming).

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 46 (46%) · **■** Marginal 26 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Jabalpur

58.5% of people lived in towns and cities (above Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 4th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 24 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 14 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/jabalpur/jabalpur/). The largest is [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/jabalpur/jabalpur/) with 1,081,677 people, home to 75% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Jabalpur

Jabalpur had 1,424 census villages, 1,377 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 743 people; 6 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Majhgawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/majhgawan/) (8,163), [Gandhigram](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/gandhigram/) (6,817), [Belkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/belkheda/) (6,327), [Gosalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/gosalpur/) (6,251) and [Baghraji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/kundam/baghraji/) (5,375).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Jabalpur district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Jabalpur district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The District of Jubbulpore lies on the watershed between the Nerbudda and the Son, but mostly within the valley of the former river, which here runs through the famous gorge known as the Marble rocks, and falls 30 ft. over a rocky ledge (the Dhuan dhar, or “misty shoot”). It consists of a long narrow plain running north-east and south-west, and shut in on all sides by highlands. This plain, which forms an offshoot from the great valley of the Nerbudda, is covered in its western and southern portions by a rich alluvial deposit of black cotton-soil. At Jubbulpore city the soil is sandy, and water plentiful near the surface. The north and east belong to the Ganges and Jumna basins, the south and west to the Nerbudda basin. In 1901 the population was 680,585, showing a decrease of 9% since 1891, due to the results of famine. The principal crops are wheat, rice, pulse and oil-seeds. A good deal of iron-smelting with charcoal is carried on in the forests, manganese ore is found, and limestone is extensively quarried. The district is traversed by the main railway from Bombay to Calcutta, and by new branches of two other lines which meet at Katni junction. Jubbulpore suffered severely in the famine of 1896–1897, the distress being aggravated by immigration from the adjoining native states.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Jabalpur compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Jabalpur · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**918

Working population ****40.8%**

**43.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jabalpur

Of every 100 households in Jabalpur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jabalpur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

Toilet within the home ****56%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

Tap water ****45%**

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

Use banking services ****58%**

Television ****55%**

Mobile phone ****49%**

Computer with internet ****4%**

Two-wheeler ****30%**

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

None of these assets ****21%**

Own their home ****84%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Jabalpur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Sihora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/) 179,647 155 1 

[Majholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/majholi/) 169,298 222 1 

[Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/patan/) 163,738 222 2 

[Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/shahpura/) 191,710 227 1 

[Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/jabalpur/) 1,370,673 192 9 

[Panagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/panagar/) 264,780 208 9 

[Kundam](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/kundam/) 123,443 198 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Jabalpur

- Jabalpur · 1,081,677
- Jabalpur Cantt · 72,261
- Sihora · 44,048
- Panagar · 27,932
- Katangi · 19,040
- Suhagi · 14,787
- Patan · 14,624
- Karmeta · 14,452
- Bilpura · 14,349
- Shahpura · 13,601
- Majholi · 13,210
- Barela · 12,620
- Manegaon · 12,599
- Maharajpur · 10,728
- Ordnance Factory Khamaria · 9,839
- GCF Jabalpur · 9,285
- Amkhera · 8,957
- Vehicle Factory Area Jabalpur · 8,087
- Harduli · 7,682
- Bargi · 6,916
- Madai · 6,743
- Bhedaghat · 6,657
- Pipariya · 5,084
- Kundam · 4,856

## Largest villages in Jabalpur

- Majhgawan · 8,163
- Gandhigram · 6,817
- Belkheda · 6,327
- Gosalpur · 6,251
- Baghraji · 5,375
- Mohaniya · 5,124
- Indrana · 4,157
- Ghana · 3,878
- Saliwada · 3,866
- Darshani · 3,802
- Pipariya Kalan · 3,782
- Magarmuna · 3,773
- Tewar · 3,468
- Gauraha Bhitauni · 3,393
- Mankendi · 3,369
- Agariya · 3,311
- Ramkhiriya · 3,235
- Sahajpur · 3,225
- Katra Belkheda · 3,179
- Bilha · 3,023

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Jabalpur?7: Sihora, Majholi, Patan, Shahpura, Jabalpur, Panagar, Kundam
- What is the population of Jabalpur district?2,463,289 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Jabalpur?Jabalpur