Gwalior district

Gwalior district
District
Clockwise from top-left: Jai Vilas Mahal, Tigra Dam, Gopachal Parvat, view of Gwalior from Gwalior Fort, Vishnu temple in Pawaya
Location of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh
Location of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionGwalior
HeadquartersGwalior
Tehsils1. Gwalior, 2. Bhitarwar, 3. Dabra 4. Chinor 5. City Center 6. Ghatigaon 7. Morar
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesGwalior (shared with Shivpuri district)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1. Gwalior Rural, 2. Gwalior, 3. Gwalior East, 4. Gwalior South, 5. Bhitarwar and 6. Dabra
Area
 • Total4,560 km2 (1,760 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,032,036
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy77 per cent
 • Sex ratio864
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitegwalior.nic.in

Gwalior district is one of the 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The historic city of Gwalior is its administrative headquarters. Other cities and towns in this district are Antari, Bhitarwar, Bilaua, Dabra, Morar Cantonment, Pichhore, and Tekanpur. The district is at the centre of the Gird region.

The district has an area of 4,560 km2, and a population 2,032,036 (2011 census), a 25% increase from the 2001 census. Kaushlendra Vikram Singh has been the district collector since March 2020.