Jabalpur

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh India. For its namesake district, see Jabalpur District.

Jabalpur
Jubbulpore
Metropolis
(Colockwise from top to bottom): Bhedaghat, Dhuandhar Falls, St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Madhya Pradesh High Court, Jabalpur Airport, Jabalpur Engineering College, Madan Mahal Fort.
Jabalpur is located in Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur
Jabalpur
Location of Jabalpur in India
Jabalpur is located in India
Jabalpur
Jabalpur
Jabalpur (India)
Coordinates: 23°10′N 79°56′E / 23.167°N 79.933°E / 23.167; 79.933
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
DistrictJabalpur
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyJabalpur Municipal Corporation
 • MayorJagat Bahadur Singh[1]
 • Municipal commissionerSwapnil Wankhade IAS
 • MPAshish Dubey
Area
[2]
 • Metropolis263.49 km2 (101.73 sq mi)
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3][4][5]
 • Metropolis1,055,525
 • Rank40th
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
[6]
1,267,564
 • Metro rank
38th
DemonymsJabalpurians, Jabalpuriya, Jabalpurites
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
482001 to 482011
Telephone code0761
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP-20
Sex ratio929 ♀ / 1000 ♂
Average Literacy Rate82.13%
Official languageHindi[7]
Websitejabalpur.nic.in

Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, 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 and the Jabalpur division. It is the judicial capital of Madhya Pradesh with Madhya Pradesh High Court being located in the city. It is generally accepted that the game of snooker originated in Jabalpur.[8] Jabalpur is also the railway headquarters of the West Central Railway. Jabalpur Cantonment is one of the largest cantonments in India and houses the army headquarters of five states (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand). The city is known for the marble rocks on the river Narmada at Bhedaghat. 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.

  1. ^ "Jabalpur Nagar Nigam Result: कांग्रेस ने भेदा बीजेपी का किला, महापौर चुनाव में जगत बहादुर सिंह अन्नू की जीत". Zee News (in Hindi). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Jabalpur City" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Indore" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Jabalpur district" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Presentation on Towns and Urban Agglomerations". Census of India 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. ^ "The History of Snooker". Titansports.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2010.