Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of

Narmada River The Narmada River, previously also known as ''Narbada'' or anglicised as ''Nerbudda'', is the 5th longest river in India and overall the longest west-flowing river in the country. It is also the largest flowing river in the state of Madhya Prade ...

in the state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the

Jabalpur district Jabalpur district () is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The area of the district is 5,198 km2 with population of 2,463,289 (2011 census). As of ...

and the

Jabalpur division Jabalpur Division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India. Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the division. As of 2023, the division consists of districts of Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla ...

. It is the judicial capital of Madhya Pradesh with

Madhya Pradesh High Court The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh which is located in Jabalpur. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent dated 2 January 1936, issued under Section 108 the '' ...

being located in the city. It is generally accepted that the game of

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originated in Jabalpur. Jabalpur is also the railway headquarters of the

West Central Railway The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at Jabalpur. It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur divi ...

Jabalpur Cantonment Jabalpur Army Station is an Army station town in Jabalpur District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and ...

is one of the largest cantonments in India and houses the army headquarters of five states (

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

Orissa Odisha (), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the thir ...

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

and

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

). The city is known for the

marble rocks The Marble Rocks is an area along the Narmada River in central India near the city of Jabalpur; in Bhedaghat of Jabalpur District, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The river has carved the soft marble, creating a beautiful gorge of about in ...

on the river Narmada at

Bhedaghat Bhedaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated by the side of river Narmada and is approximately 20 km from Jabalpur city. Bhedaghat is known for the high marble r ...

. It is also known as 'Sanskardhani' meaning 'The Cultural Capital' highlighting the city's rich cultural and historical heritage. The city of Jabalpur was among the first 7 smart cities selected for the

Smart Cities Mission Smart Cities Mission was an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen-friendly and sustainable. The Union Ministry of Urban Development ...

Etymology

According to a prevalent theory, Jabalpur was named after a sage named Jabali, who meditated on the banks of the Narmada river. Another theory suggests an

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origin of the word since () in Arabic means granite boulders or huge boulders, which were common in the region. According to a fringe theory, the name refers to ''Jauli Pattala'', a sub-divisional unit, mentioned in Kalachuri inscriptions. Jauli also refers to the Huna queen of the Kalachuri king, Karna. It was spelled as ''Jubbulpore'' during British rule In 2006, the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation renamed the city to Jabalpur.

History

Mythology describes three

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s (evil spirits) in the Jabalpur region, who were defeated by the Hindu god

Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...

Tripurasura Tripurasura (Sanskrit: त्रिपुरासुर) is a trio of asura brothers named Tarakaksha, Vidyunmāli and Kamalaksha, who were the sons of the asura Tarakasura. These three began to perform severe tapasya. They were then granted ...

being the main asura, gave the city its ''puranic'' name Tripur Tirth. Tripuri region corresponds to the ancient

Chedi Kingdom Chedi () was a realm, kingdom which fell roughly in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh regions to the south of river Yamuna along the river Ken River, Ken. Its capital city was called Suktimati in Sanskrit. According to the Mahabharat ...

of Mahabharata times, to which king

Shishupala Shishupala (, ; sometimes spelt Sisupala) was the king of the Chedi kingdom, and an antagonist in the Mahabharata. He was the son of King Damaghosha and Srutashrava, the sister of Kunti, as well as the cousin of Nanda (Hinduism), Nanda. He was s ...

belongs.

Ashoka Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( ; , ; – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was List of Mauryan emperors, Emperor of Magadha from until #Death, his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynast ...

n relics dating to 300 BCE have been found in Rupnath, north of the city, indicating the presence of the

Mauryan Empire The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia with its power base in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. The primary sourc ...

(322 to 185 BCE) in the region. When the empire fell, Jabalpur became a

city-state A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world throughout history, including cities such as Rome, ...

before coming under the rule of the

Satavahana dynasty The Satavahanas (; ''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras (also ''Andhra-bhṛtyas'' or ''Andhra-jatiyas'') in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavaha ...

(230 BCE to 220 CE). After their reign, the region was ruled locally by the Bodhis and the Senas, following which it became a

vassal state A vassal state is any state that has a mutual obligation to a superior state or empire, in a status similar to that of a vassal in the feudal system in medieval Europe. Vassal states were common among the empires of the Near East, dating back to ...

of the

Gupta Empire The Gupta Empire was an Indian empire during the classical period of the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE. At its zenith, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian ...

(320 to 550). The region was conquered by the

Kalachuri Dynasty The Kalachuri dynasties were any of the several dynasties that ruled parts of India in the medieval era. * Kalachuris of Mahishmati (550–625), also called Early Kalachuris * Kalachuris of Tripuri (675–1212), also called Kalachuris of Chedi or ...

in 875 CE. The best known Kalachuri ruler was Yuvaraja-Deva I ( 915–945), who married Nohla Devi (a princess of the

Chalukya dynasty The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of south India, southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The ear ...

). One of the Kalachuri ministers, Golok Simha Kayastha, was instrumental in founding the Chausath Yogini Temple near

. His descendants include Bhoj Simha, who was the

Dewan ''Dewan'' (also known as ''diwan'', sometimes spelled ''devan'' or ''divan'') designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A ''dewan'' was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the el ...

to the Gond king

Sangram Shah Raja Sangram Shah Madavi was a king of the Garha Kingdom of Gondwana, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Raja Sangram Shah, who belonged to the Gond Dynasty in central India, was the 48th and most well known ruler of the dynasty, and during ...

(1491–1543); Dewan Aadhar Singh Kayastha, who was the prime minister to

Rani Durgavati Rani Durgavati (5 October 1524 – 24 June 1564) was the queen regent of Gondwana in 1550–1564 AD. She married King Dalpat Shah, the son of King Sangram Shah of Gondwana. She served as regent of Gondwana during the minority of her son, Vir Na ...

(r. 1550–1564), and Beohar Raghuvir Sinha, the last

Jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...

dar of Jabalpur who reigned until 1947.

Gondwana rule

Jabalpur was an important centre of power during the rule of the Gond kings of Garha-Mandla. The ruler of Garha-Mandla, Madan Shah, (1138–1157) built a watchtower and a small hilltop fort at

Madan Mahal Madan Mahal is a suburban area of Jabalpur famous for the historical Durgavati fort. The area also has a railway station named Madan Mahal. Madan Mahal Fort in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, stands as a testimony to the lives of the rulers who r ...

, an area in Jabalpur. In the 1500s, the Gond king,

held

Singorgarh fort Singorgarh Fort, is a hill-fort located in Damoh district in the Madhya Pradesh state of Central India. It is about 45 km from Jabalpur city, on the way to Damoh town. It is presently under the Archeological Survey of India. In its peak years, ...

Rani Durgawati Rani Durgavati (5 October 1524 – 24 June 1564) was the queen regent of Gondwana in 1550–1564 AD. She married King Dalpat Shah, the son of King Sangram Shah of Gondwana. She served as regent of Gondwana during the minority of her son, Vir Nar ...

was a princess of the

Chandela Dynasty The Chandelas of Jejakabhukti was an Indian dynasty in Central India. The Chandelas ruled much of the Bundelkhand region (then called ''Jejakabhukti'') between the 9th and the 13th centuries. They belonged to the Chandel clan of the Rajputs. T ...

who was married to

Dalpat Shah Dalpat Shah was the 49th ruler of the Garha Kingdom, which controlled the Indian region of Gondwana. His reign was short, he died in 1550, leaving the kingdom in the hands of his able wife Rani Durgavati, acting as a regent for their son Vir ...

of the

Gond dynasty Gond may refer to: * Gondi people, people of central India * Gondi language, the Dravidian language of the Gondi people * Gond (raga), a musical composition in the Sikh tradition * Gond (Forgotten Realms), a fictional deity in the Forgotten Realms ...

. She was well aware of the importance of water conservation, and hence she built more than 85 ponds in Jabalpur, mainly in Ranital, Haathital, Madhatal and Hanumantal. The Gond king, Hriday Shah (1634-1668), moved his court to the

Mandla Mandla is a city with municipality in Mandla district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandla District. The city is situated in a loop of the Narmada River, which surrounds it on three sides, and ...

fort. He secured water sources and built irrigation structures. The kingdom was invaded in 1742 by the

Maratha The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...

peshwa The Peshwa was the second highest office in the Maratha Empire, next in rank and prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati. Initially serving as the appointed prime minister in the Maratha Kingdom, the office became hereditary when Shahu gave t ...

(prime minister),

Balaji Baji Rao Balaji Baji Rao (8 December 1720 – 23 June 1761), often referred to as Nana Saheb I, was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his father, Peshwa Bajirao I. During his tenure, the Chhatra ...

along with Visaji Chandorkar, the Maratha governor of Sagar, and made a tributary state of the

Maratha Empire The Maratha Empire, also referred to as the Maratha Confederacy, was an early modern India, early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent List of Maratha dynasties and states, Ma ...

Maratha rule

The Maratha rulers of Sagar finally annexed the weakened Garha Kingdom in 1781. Around 1798, the Maratha

Peshwa The Peshwa was the second highest office in the Maratha Empire, next in rank and prestige only to that of the Chhatrapati. Initially serving as the appointed prime minister in the Maratha Kingdom, the office became hereditary when Shahu gave t ...

gave the Nerbuddah valley to the Bhonsle kings of Nagpur, who ruled the area until 1818, when it was seized by the

British East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

after the

Battle of Sitabuldi Sitabuldi Fort, site of the Battle of Sitabuldi in 1817, is located atop a hillock in central Nagpur, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The fort was built by the British after they won this area. Mudhoji II Senasaheb Subha was allowed to co ...

.Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al. (1908). ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 17. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.

British rule

The British made Jabalpur the commission headquarters of the Narmada territories and established a cantonment here. Under the British Raj, Jabalpur became the capital of the

Saugor and Nerbudda Territories The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories, was a region of British India, located in the central part of present-day Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It included the present-day districts of Sagar (Saugor), Damoh, Jabalpur, and Narsinghpur. ...

, which was part of the British North-Western Province. The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories became part of the new

Central Provinces The Central Provinces was a province of British India. It comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Nagpur was the primary ...

in 1861 which in 1903 became the Central Provinces and

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. By the early 20th Century Jabalpur was the headquarters of a brigade in the 5th division of the Southern Army. A significant event was the Tripuri Congress session in 1939, led by

Subhash Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian independence movement, Indian nationalist whose defiance of British raj, British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with ...

. Under the guidance of

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, the

Flag Satyagraha In India, Flag Satyagraha () is a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience during the Indian independence movement that focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag and challenge the legitimacy of the British Rule in ...

was successfully launched.

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

visited Jabalpur four times. The Congress session in 1939, where Subhash Chandra Bose was elected president against Gandhi's wishes, was notable for its debates on strategies for India's independence. A memorial gate, Kamania Gate, was built in the city to commemorate these events. After India's independence in 1947, the

Central Provinces and Berar The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India and later the Dominion of India which existed from 1903 to 1950. It was formed by the merger of the Central Provinces with the province of Berar, which was territory leased by the ...

became the state of Madhya Pradesh. Under British rule, and among others in the works of

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, the city name was spelled ''Jubbulpore''. The city's institutional buildings still showcase the

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Geography

Climate

Jabalpur has a

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typical of north-central India (Madhya Pradesh and southern

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

). Summer begins in late March, lasting until June. May is the hottest month, with an average temperature exceeding . Summer is followed by the

southwest monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

, which lasts until early October and produces of rain from July to September. The average annual precipitation is nearly . The Winter begins in late November and lasts until early March. January is the coldest month, with an average daily temperature near . Jabalpur has been ranked 2nd best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results'

Flora and fauna

Extinct species

A species of noasaurid

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dinosaur named '' Laevisuchus indicus'' was discovered near Jabalpur in 1917 by Charles Alfred Matley and described by

Friedrich von Huene Baron Friedrich Richard von Hoyningen-Huene (22 March 1875 – 4 April 1969) was a German nobleman paleontologist who described a large number of dinosaurs, more than anyone else in 20th-century Europe. He studied a range of Permo-Carbonife ...

and Matley in 1932. Another small dinosaur discovered at that time by Friedrich von Huene and described by the team in 1932, named ''

Jubbulpuria tenuis ''Jubbulpuria'' (" Jubbulpore one") is the name given to a dubious genus of small dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Lameta Formation of India. Discovery and naming The genus was in 1932 named by Friedrich von Huene.Huene, F. von, (1932), '' ...

'', was categorised as

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of ''Laevisuchus indicus'' in 2024.

Demographics

In the 2011 India census, the Jabalpur city (the area covered by the municipal corporation) recorded a population of 1,081,677. The Jabalpur metropolitan area (urban agglomeration) recorded a population of 1,268,848. Jabalpurheart

Economy

Agriculture

The Narmada river bringing in freshwater from the Vindyachal Ranges has developed Jabalpur district into an agrarian economy. The land of the Narmada basin with its fertile alluvial soil gives good yields of sorghum, wheat, rice, and millet in the villages around Jabalpur. Important among commercial crops are pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugar cane, and medicinal crops. The state is poised for a breakthrough in soybean cultivation. In Kharif crops occupy 60% and Rabi crops 40% area with 71.4% area under food grain production. Nearly 59% of landholders are marginal whereas small farmed share 18% of farmland.

Industries

Jabalpur has a variety of industries largely based in mineral substances of economic value found in the district, although the ready-made garments industry is a substantial portion of production in Jabalpur. Defence establishments started in the early 20th century. Jabalpur has

Vehicle Factory Jabalpur Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (Hindi: वाहन निर्माणी जबलपुर), is a military motor vehicle factory, located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, part of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited which was previously a part of ...

, Grey Iron Foundry,

Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, also known as GCF Jabalpur is a defence factory and a census town in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Located in the scenic surroundings of the Satpura Range, this small government township i ...

and

Ordnance Factory Khamaria Khamaria is a census town in Jabalpur District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The town is mainly a campus of the local Ordnance Factory Khamaria. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the proced ...

which belong to the

Ordnance Factories Board The Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services) (abbreviated: DOO(C&S)) is an authority under the Department of Defence Production (DDP) of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India. Its primary work is to management, give instructi ...

manufacturing various products for the

Indian Armed Forces The Indian Armed Forces are the armed forces, military forces of the India, Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Ar ...

. The Gun Carriage Factory was started in the year 1904 is well equipped and manufacture gun parts, mounting, shells, and a variety of the other product for war purposes. Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) was started as a manufacturer of trucks and other defence vehicles. The other two are Grey Iron Foundry (GIF) and Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK). Armed forces make up a large portion of the city and economy in this city. The city has three regimental centres: Grenadiers, Jammu and Kashmir rifles and the Signals regiment. Jabalpur is also the army headquarters of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Orissa. Jabalpur is an important divisional headquarters, having nine districts: Jabalpur, Seoni, Mandla, Chhindwara, Narsimhapur, Katni, Dindori, Balaghat, Pandhurna. The Jabalpur District has been reconstituted on 25 May 1998. It now has four tehsils Jabalpur, Sihora, Patan, and Kundam. Jabalpur also has the headquarters of the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, Homeguards, and many other state and central government offices. There are seven blocks in the district with 1449 inhabited villages, 60 uninhabited, 1209 revenue villages, and 4 forest villages. The presence of several industries in Jabalpur bolstered the industrial scenario of the city. However, the industrial growth of the area owes much to the defence establishments and the four ordnance factories. The presence of the military base and the ordnance factories have improved the infrastructure of the city. This has boosted the industrial development of Jabalpur. The important industries in Jabalpur are: *Readymade garments units *Poultry/hatchery *Electrical goods industry *Sawmills *Wood cutting industry *Industries relating to limestone products *Building materials *Glassware *Telephone parts *Furniture making industry *Shaw Wallace Gelatin Factory *Steel structures works *Cement industries *Commercial Engineers & Body Builders Co Limited EBBCO *Tobacco business *Retail business *Food processing industry *Vendors for Coca-Cola India & Parle The nominal GDP of Jabalpur District was estimated at Rs. 42,518 crores for the year 2020–21.

Information technology and park

M.P. State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. has set up an I.T. park (Techno Park) in Bargi Hills having total area of 60 acres, 22 km from the Jabalpur airport.

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started their operations at Jabalpur in 2018.

Government and public services

Civic administration

Jabalpur covers an area of . The

Jabalpur Municipal Corporation Jabalpur Municipal Corporation is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Jabalpur, located in Madhya Pradesh, India. The organization is known, in short, as JMC. This civic administ ...

(JMC), is charged with governance of the city's civic and infrastructural assets. The corporation has two wings: deliberative and executive. The head of the executive wing is a municipal commissioner who is responsible for the corporation's day-to-day operation and assists the deliberative wing in the decision-making process. The JMC council has one elected representative (corporate) from each ward. Council elections, by popular vote, are held every five years. A corporate from the majority party is selected as mayor. Jabalpur contributes one member to the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

Ashish Dubey Ashish Dubey () is an Indian politician.He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in the 2024 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Jan ...

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had been elected as the Member of Parliament in the

2024 Lok Sabha election General elections were held in Elections in India, India from 2024 elections in India, 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha, 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the res ...

. The city sends eight members to the State Legislative Assembly: four from the city (Jabalpur Purba, Jabalpur Uttar,

and Jabalpur Paschim) and four from rural areas of the district. Jabalpur is divided into eight zones, each consisting of several wards.

Division headquarters

Jabalpur is the divisional headquarters for eight districts: Jabalpur,

Seoni Seoni, formerly spelled Seeonee, is a city and a municipality in Seoni district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This tribal household dominated district was formed in the year 1956. Rudyard Kipling used the forests of the Satpura Ran ...

Chhindwara Chhindwara is a major city in India and a Municipal Corporation in the Chhindwara district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is the administrative headquarters of Chhindwara District. Chhindwara is reachable by rail or road fro ...

Narsinghpur Narsinghpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh in central India. It is a district under Jabalpur division. Narsinghpur has a large temple dedicated to Narasimha, Lord Narasimha. As of 2001, Narsinghpur is the most literate district of the state. Hist ...

Katni Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is in the Mahakoshal region of central India. The city is from the divisional headquarter ...

, Dindori and

Balaghat Balaghat is a city and a municipality in Balaghat district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balaghat District. Wainganga River flows beside the town. The nearest airport is Birsi (Gondia). The he ...

. The district, which was reconstituted on 25 May 1998, has seven ''

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Sihora Sihora is a town and a municipality in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Sihora is located at . History Sihora was a princely state and ruled by Koli chieftains. The rulers of Sihora were direct descendants of the Koli c ...

, Patan, Majholi, Shahpura,

Panagar Panagar is a town with municipality in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Panagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 377 metres (1,236 feet). History The town of Panagar has history dating ...

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Kundam Kundam is a Census Town City and a Tehsil headquarter located in Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh. It lies in the Mahakoshal region. Geography Kundam is located on 23.21°N 80.34°E. It has an average elevation of 381 metres. Hiran River ...

. The city is the headquarters of the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, the Home-guards and other state and central-government offices.

Military establishments

The Jabalpur Cantonment is one of the largest cantonments in India. In addition to the ordnance factories, other organisations present in the city include HQ Madhya Bharat Area, the

Jammu & Kashmir Rifles The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Its origins lay in the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After the accession of the state to the Indian Union in October 1947, t ...

Regimental Centre,

the Grenadiers The Grenadiers is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, formerly part of the Bombay Army and later the pre-independence British Indian Army, when the regiment was known as the 4th Bombay Grenadiers. It has distinguished itself during the two ...

Regimental Centre, 1 Signal Training Centre, College of Material Management, Central Ordnance Depot, 506 Army Base Workshop, Military Hospital, HQ Chief Engineer Jabalpur Zone, Military Dairy Farm, and HQ Recruiting Zone. Civilian organisations which are part of the

Ministry of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

are the Cantonment Board, Controller of Defence Accounts, Defence Standardisation Cell and the Canteen Stores Department.

Culture

Cuisine

Sweets in Jabalpur's local delicacy include Doodh ka Halwa, Kalakand, Bhaji Wada, Dal Mangode, Aloo Vada, Khoye ki Jalebi, Mawa-Bati, Khoprapak, Shrikhand, Malpua, Imarti and Makkhanvada. Khoye ki Jalebi, which is quite popular in Madhya Pradesh, was invented by Harprasad Badkul in 1889 at his shop, Badkul Halwai.

Tourism

Jabalpur is an important tourism centre of Central India. Notable sites include

Marble Rocks The Marble Rocks is an area along the Narmada River in central India near the city of Jabalpur; in Bhedaghat of Jabalpur District, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The river has carved the soft marble, creating a beautiful gorge of about in ...

Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir Bara Mandir (हनुमान-ताल मन्दिर) is a historic Jain temple in Jabalpur, India, right on the edge of Hanumantal, once the main center of Jabalpur. History Bhattaraka Harichandrabhushan of Sonagiri, belonging to t ...

Dhuandhar Falls The Dhuandhar Falls (धुआंधार) is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Etymology The word 'Dhuandhar' is derived from two Hindi words - ''Dhuan'' (smoke) and ''Dhar'' (flow), meaning a waterfal ...

, Chausath-Yogini, Gwarighat, Balancing rock near Madan Mahal Fort and the Shiv Statue at Kachnar City. The world-renowned tiger reserves like

Kanha National Park Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest National park of India, national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It covers an area of in the two districts Mandla and Ba ...

Bandhavgarh National Park Bandhavgarh National Park is a national park of India, located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. It spreads over an area of and was declared a national park in 1968. It became Tiger Reserve in 1993 with a core area of . Bandhavgarh w ...

, and Pench National Park can be easily visited via Jabalpur. The largest wildlife sanctuary by area, Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary is close to Jabalpur and can be easily visited. The recently notified Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, 7th tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh also lies in close vicinity to Jabalpur. Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir is a 17th-century Jain temple that appears like a fortress with numerous shikharas. The temple has 22 shrines (vedis), making it the largest independent Jain temple in India. Madan Mahal is a fort built by the Gond king Madan Shahi in 1116 which is situated atop a hill in Jabalpur. Kachnar city is known for a

statue housing a cavern with replicas of Shiva lingas from 12 shrines nationwide. The city also houses the Rani Durgawati Museum, Rangawati Museum which was built in 1964 to commemorate

. The museum also hosts ancient relics, sculptures and a collection of items related to Mahatma Gandhi. Dumna Nature Reserve Park is an ecotourism site located near Jabalpur Airport. It houses Khandari Dam, a source of drinking water to the city. The Bargi Dam Reservoir is known for boat rides. Tourist attractions in Jabalpur also include the boat rides along the Narmada river, which is away from the city, especially in moonlight. The journey through the river reveals the

, where the river has carved the soft marble, creating a gorge of about 8 km in length, and the Dhuandhar falls, which is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Jabalpur. Lamheta Ghat and Tilwara Ghat are well-known Ghats on the banks of Narmada River. The Tilwadeshwar temple is located near the Tilwara Ghat and it is also the place where Gandhi's ashes were immersed. Other tourist destinations near the city include Paat Baba Mandir, Gupteshwar Mandir, Bhadbhada falls, Gughra Fall, Osho Amritdham, Pisanhari Ki Madiya which is a historic Jain pilgrimage near Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, and Nandishwardeep Jain temple. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in Karondi village is located about 90 kms from the city. Lying on the Tropic of Cancer, the location is claimed to be the geographical central point of India by Yogi.

Transport

Air

The Jabalpur Airport (JLR), also known as Dumna Airport, is about away from the city center. It is located near the Dumna Nature Reserve Park, Dumna Nature Reserve. It serves as the only airport in the eastern Madhya Pradesh also serving the districts of

, Chhindwara , Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, Damoh, Katni,

, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, Seoni, Umaria district, Umaria, Anuppur district, Anuppur, Shahdol district, Shahdol, Satna district, Satna, Rewa district, Rewa. It is also the most convenient airport for visiting National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries which surround the city of Jabalpur. The airport has direct connectivity with major cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Indore and Bilaspur. Alliance Air (India), Alliance Air, Indigo Air, Indigo and SpiceJet operate from here.

Rail

Jabalpur Junction railway station, is one of the five major railway stations located in the city. Madan Mahal railway station is located in the heart of Jabalpur City. Hq wcr pic

Jabalpur city homes the Zonal Headquarters of West Central Railway zone, West Central Railways (WCR). Jabalpur is also one of the three Jabalpur railway division, divisional headquarters in WCR. The boundaries of divisional headquarters extend up to Itarsi Junction railway station, Itarsi Junction in the south-west, Bina Junction station in the north, Manikpur Junction railway station, Manikpur Junction and Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Rewa station in the North East and Singrauli station in the east. All these railway lines are broad gauge lines. A narrow-gauge line existed between Jabalpur to Gondia station which has presently been converted to Broad-gauge railway, broad gauge. Now this line provides direct connectivity to Nagpur Junction railway station and Raipur Junction railway station, via Gondia Junction. Jabalpur Junction is well connected with Rail and has dedicated trains to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, SVDK Katra, Ajmer, Somnath temple, Somnath, Pune, Bangalore, Coimbatore etc.

Road

Jabalpur has excellent road connectivity. A network of National Highways meet at Jabalpur. 4-lane NH 45 connects it to Bhopal, 4-lane NH 34 connects it to Nagpur, 4-lane NH 30 connects it to Varanasi and Mandla, NH 34 connects it to Damoh. Apart from this, Jabalpur also has good network of state highways. 114 Kms Ring Road is under construction around Jabalpur which will be second longest ring road in India after Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad, Hyderabad's ORR. Longest elevated corridor of Madhya Pradesh is also present in Jabalpur City which is nearing completion. This will be one of the longest elevated roads in India.

Education

Jabalpur became a centre of higher education by the end of the 19th century, with institutions such as the Hitkarini Sabha, established by local citizens in 1868, and Robertson College Jabalpur, Robertson College (now bifurcated into the Government Science College, Jabalpur, and Mahakoshal Arts & Commerce College) was established in Sagar in 1836 and moved to Jabalpur in 1873. Jabalpur Engineering College, Government Engineering College, Jabalpur was the first technical institution in Central India to be established by the British. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, IIITDM Jabalpur was founded in 2005. Scholars, authors and politicians such as Ravishankar Shukla, Rajneesh, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh had been in Jabalpur for some time in their life. Jabalpur is known for many universities such as Rani Durgavati University (also called the University of Jabalpur), Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University and Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, Indian Council of Medical Research-NIRTH. Other institutions like Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur and MP State Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur are very important forest research centers based in Jabalpur. Jabalpur also hosts a Government Medical College named Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College. The largest Government Cancer Institute in Madhya Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh State Cancer Institute will soon become functional in Jabalpur at the adjoining premises of the NSCB Medical College. The School of Excellence in Pulmonary Medicine is also a Government center of excellence in pulmonary medicine located in the premises of NSCB Medical College.

Media

Several television news channels have branches in the city. Various cable operators operate digital cable TV system in city.

Newspapers

National and local newspapers are published in Jabalpur in Hindi and English:

Radio

Radio stations in Jabalpur include: All India Radio, Akashvani Jabalpur broadcasts on 801 kHz AM with a 200 kW transmitter.

Sports

The city has two stadiums: Ravishankar Shukla Stadium and Rani Tal Stadium. Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground of MPSA is also located in Jabalpur where Ranji Trophy was held in 2012 .It is generally accepted that while serving at Jabalpur in 1875, Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain, Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain developed a new variation of black pool by introducing coloured balls into the game in the British Army officer's mess. This game was later dubbed

Notable people and residents

Historical personalities * Amedee Delalex (1826-1889) *

(1524–1564) * Gokuldas Malpani (1839 – 1909) * Abani Mukherji (1891–1937) Movie and TV personalities * Tom Alter * Jaya Bachchan * Jennifer Mistry Bansiwal * Shaleen Bhanot * Gurmeet Choudhary * Pragya Jaiswal * Kirron Kher * Prem Nath * Arjun Rampal * Shalini Pandey * Ashutosh Rana * Pradeep Rawat (actor), Pradeep Rawat * Sharat Saxena * Aadesh Shrivastava * Raghubir Yadav Armed forces officers * Maj Gen G. D. Bakshi * Admiral Jal Cursetji * Lt Gen WAG Pinto Civil servants and people holding high public office * C. B. Bhave, IAS * Sudhir Kumar Mishra * S Prakash Tiwari Politicians * Frank Anthony * Lakhan Ghanghoriya * Ashok Rohani * Ishwardas Rohani * Rakesh Singh (politician), Rakesh Singh * K. S. Sudarshan * Vivek Tankha * Captain B P Tiwari * Shreegopal Vyas * Sharad Yadav Business * Siddhartha Paul Tiwari * Ajai Chowdhry * Shyam Mardikar Spiritual gurus * Mahant Swami Maharaj * Osho Rajneesh * Maharshi Mahesh Yogi Journalists * Arnab Goswami * Mazher Jabalpuri Engineers * S. P. Chakravarti Doctors *Yogesh Kumar Chawla *Pradeep Chowbey *Narmada Prasad Gupta *Pukhraj Bafna *Shashi Wadhwa Authors and poets * Subhadra Kumari Chauhan * Kamta Prasad Guru * Harishankar Parsai * Nell St. John Montague * Ram Kinkar Upadhyay Sportspersons *Madhu Yadav

References

External links

* {{Authority control Jabalpur, Metropolitan cities in India Cities in Madhya Pradesh Smart cities in India