Districts in MP (Madhya Pradesh) | full list | interesting facts

Madhya Pradesh has the second most number of districts among all states in India, second to Uttar Pradesh which has 75. There are currently 52 districts in Madhya Pradesh. In this article, all the 52 districts in MP are listed along with some interesting information.

Districts in MP (Madhya Pradesh)

	District	Area (square kilometers)	Population	Division
1	Agar Malwa	2,701.93	5.71 Lakhs	Ujjain division
2	Alirajpur	3,182	7,28,999	Indore division
3	Anuppur	3,746.71	7,49,237	Shahdol division
4	Ashoknagar	4,673.94	8,44,979	Gwalior division
5	Balaghat	9,245	17,01,698	Jabalpur division
6	Barwani	5,427	13,85,881	Indore division
7	Betul	10,043	15,75,247	Jabalpur division
8	Bhind	4,459	17,03,562	Chambal division
9	Bhopal	2,772	23,68,145	Bhopal division
10	Burhanpur	3,427	7,56,993	Indore division
11	Chhatarpur	10,863	17,62,857	Sagar division
12	Chhindwara	11,815	20,90,922	Jabalpur division
13	Damoh	7,306	12,64,219	Sagar division
14	Datia	2,959	7,86,754	Gwalior division
15	Dewas	7,020	15,63,715	Ujjain division
16	Dhar	8,153	2,185,793	Indore division
17	Dindori	7,470	7,04,524	Jabalpu division
18	Gwalior	4,560	20,32,036	Gwalior division
19	Guna	6,390	12,40,938	Gwalior division
20	Harda	2,644.32	5,70,465	Jabalpur division
21	Indore	10,863	34,06,061	Indore division
22	Jabalpur	5,211	24,63,289	Jabalpur division
23	Jhabua	3,600	10,25,048	Indore division
24	Katni	4,950	12,92,042	Jabalpur division
25	Khandwa	8,307	13,10,061	Indore division
26	Khargone	6,477	18,72,413	Indore division
27	Mandla	5,800	10,54,905	Jabalpur division
28	Mandsaur	9,791	13,39,832	Ujjain division
29	Morena	4,998.78	12,79,090	Chambal division
30	Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad)	5,408.23	12,40,975	Narmadapuram division
31	Narsinghpur	5,125.55	10,92,141	Jabalpur division
32	Neemuch	3,875	7,25,457	Ujjain division
33	Niwari	1,170	4,04,807	Sagar division
34	Panna	7,135	10,16,520	Sagar division
35	Raisen	8,466	13,31,597	Bhopal division
36	Rajgarh	6,154	15,45,814	Bhopal division
37	Ratlam	4,861	14,55,069	Ujjain division
38	Rewa	6,240	26,61,189	Rewa division
39	Sagar	10,252	23,78,458	Sagar division
40	Satna	7,502	22,28,619	Rewa division
41	Sehore	6,578	13,11,332	Bhopal division
42	Seoni	8,758	13,79,131	Jabalpur division
43	Shahdol	5,610	10,66,063	Shahdol division
44	Shajapur	3,460.4	9,41,403	Ujjain division
45	Sheopur	6,606	6,87,861	Chambal division
46	Shivpuri	10,666	17,25,782	Gwalior division
47	Sidhi	10,526	11,26,515	Rewa division
48	Singrauli	5,675	11,78,273	Rewa division
49	Tikamgarh	3,878	10,40,359	Sagar division
50	Ujjain	6,091	19,86,864	Ujjain division
51	Umaria	4,548	6,44,758	Shahdol division
52	Vidisha	7,371	14,58,875	Bhopal division

Interesting facts about the districts in MP

• Chhindwara district is the largest district in terms of area in Madhya Pradesh.

• Indore district is the most populous district in Madhya Pradesh.

• The districts in MP fall under 10 divisions-

1. Bhopal division
2. Sagar division
3. Ujjain division
4. Shahdol division
5. Chambal division
6. Gwalior division
7. Indore division
8. Rewa division
9. Jabalpur division
10. Narmadapuram division

• Niwari district is the smallest district in terms of the area in MP.

• Niwari district is the newest district in MP. It was created on 1 October 2018 after the bifurcation of the Tikamgarh district.

• 3 New districts are proposed in MP- Nagda, Maihar, and Chachaura.

• There are two UNESCO world heritage sites located in the Raisen district.

1. Buddhist monuments of Sanchi
2. Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

• Khajuraho temples are located in the Chhatarpur District.

• Hoshangabad district is now called Narmadapuram district.

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