Districts in MP (Madhya Pradesh)

Madhya Pradesh has the second most number of districts among all states in India, second to Uttar Pradesh which has 75. There are currently 57 districts in Madhya Pradesh. In this article, all the 57 districts in MP are listed along with some useful information.

S.No.	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	will be updated	will be updated	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	Maihar	will be updated	will be updated	will be updated
28	Mandla	5,800	10,54,905	Jabalpur division
29	Mandsaur	9,791	13,39,832	Ujjain division
30	Mauganj	will be updated	will be updated	Rewa division
31	Morena	4,998.78	12,79,090	Chambal division
32	Nagda	will be updated	will be updated	will be updated
33	Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad)	5,408.23	12,40,975	Narmadapuram division
34	Narsinghpur	5,125.55	10,92,141	Jabalpur division
35	Neemuch	3,875	7,25,457	Ujjain division
36	Niwari	1,170	4,04,807	Sagar division
37	Pandhurna	will be updated	will be updated	will be updated
38	Panna	7,135	10,16,520	Sagar division
39	Pichore	will be updated	will be updated	will be updated
40	Raisen	8,466	13,31,597	Bhopal division
41	Rajgarh	6,154	15,45,814	Bhopal division
42	Ratlam	4,861	14,55,069	Ujjain division
43	Rewa	will be updated	will be updated	Rewa division
44	Sagar	10,252	23,78,458	Sagar division
45	Satna	will be updated	will be updated	Rewa division
46	Sehore	6,578	13,11,332	Bhopal division
47	Seoni	8,758	13,79,131	Jabalpur division
48	Shahdol	5,610	10,66,063	Shahdol division
49	Shajapur	3,460.4	9,41,403	Ujjain division
50	Sheopur	6,606	6,87,861	Chambal division
51	Shivpuri	will be updated	will be updated	Gwalior division
52	Sidhi	10,526	11,26,515	Rewa division
53	Singrauli	5,675	11,78,273	Rewa division
54	Tikamgarh	3,878	10,40,359	Sagar division
55	Ujjain	will be updated	will be updated	Ujjain division
56	Umaria	4,548	6,44,758	Shahdol division
57	Vidisha	7,371	14,58,875	Bhopal division

Interesting facts about the districts in MP

Indore district is the most populous district in Madhya Pradesh.

In 2023, five new districts were created – Pichore, Pandhurna, Nagda, Maihar, and Mauganj.

Pichore district was carved out of Shivpuri district.

Pandhurna district carved out of Chhindwara district.

Nagda district was carved out of Ujjain district.

Maihar district was carved out of Satna district.

Mauganj district was carved out of Rewa district.

The districts in MP fall under 10 divisions –

Bhopal division
Sagar division
Ujjain division
Shahdol division
Chambal division
Gwalior division
Indore division
Rewa division
Jabalpur division
Narmadapuram division

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

Buddhist monuments of Sanchi
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

Khajuraho temples are located in the Chhatarpur district.

Hoshangabad district is now called Narmadapuram district.

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