The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on 1 November 1956. Madhya Pradesh has various geographic regions which have no official administrative governmental status; some correspond to historic countries, states or provinces. Currently, the number of districts in the state is 55. and Of these Mauganj, Pandhurna & Maihar are newly created districts. 2 new districts, Chachaura and Nagda, were approved by the state cabinet on 18th March 2020. These 55 districts are grouped into 10 administrative divisions. Districts are subdivided into tehsils, of which there are 428 in Madhya Pradesh. Each of these districts is administered by a Collector-cum-District Magistrate, an IAS officer appointed by the government. The districts are further divided into subdivisions and tehsils, under a Sub-Divisional Magistrate and a Tehsildar, respectively.
List of districts
There are 55 districts in Madhya Pradesh, categorized into ten divisions.
| District | Code | Headquarters | Division | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | Population density (per km2) | Location Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhopal | BP | Bhopal | Bhopal | 2,772 | 2,371,061 | 855 | |
| Raisen | RS | Raisen | 8,446 | 1,331,597 | 158 | ||
| Rajgarh | RG | Rajgarh | 6,154 | 1,545,814 | 251 | ||
| Sehore | SR | Sehore | 6,578 | 1,311,332 | 199 | ||
| Vidisha | VI | Vidisha | 7,371 | 1,458,875 | 198 | ||
| Morena | MO | Morena | Chambal | 4,991 | 1,965,970 | 394 | |
| Bhind | BD | Bhind | 4,459 | 1,703,005 | 382 | ||
| Sheopur | SP | Sheopur | 6,585 | 687,861 | 104 | ||
| Gwalior | GW | Gwalior | Gwalior | 5,214 | 2,032,036 | 390 | |
| Ashoknagar | AS | Ashoknagar | 4,674 | 845,071 | 181 | ||
| Datia | DT | Datia | 2,038 | 786,754 | 386 | ||
| Guna | GU | Guna | 6,485 | 1,241,519 | 191 | ||
| Shivpuri | SV | Shivpuri | 10,278 | 1,726,050 | 168 | ||
| Indore | IN | Indore | Indore | 3,898 | 3,276,697 | 841 | |
| Alirajpur | AL | Alirajpur | 3,182 | 728,999 | 229 | ||
| Barwani | BR | Barwani | 5,432 | 1,385,881 | 255 | ||
| Burhanpur | BU | Burhanpur | 2,473 | 757,847 | 306 | ||
| Dhar | DH | Dhar | 8,153 | 2,185,793 | 268 | ||
| Jhabua | JH | Jhabua | 6,782 | 1,025,048 | 151 | ||
| Khandwa | EN | Khandwa | 4,927 | 1,310,061 | 262 | ||
| Khargone | WN | Khargone | 4,927 | 1,873,046 | 262 | ||
| Jabalpur | JA | Jabalpur | Jabalpur | 5,210 | 2,463,289 | 473 | |
| Balaghat | BL | Balaghat | 9,229 | 1,701,698 | 184 | ||
| Chhindwara | CN | Chhindwara | 10,293 | 1,716,612 | 177 | ||
| Dindori | DI | Dindori | 7,427 | 704,524 | 95 | ||
| Katni | KA | Katni | 4,927 | 1,292,042 | 262 | ||
| Mandla | ML | Mandla | 5,805 | 1,054,905 | 182 | ||
| Narsinghpur | NA | Narsinghpur | 5,133 | 1,091,854 | 213 | ||
| Pandhurna | PD | Pandhurna | 1,522 | 374,310 | 246 | ||
| Seoni | SO | Seoni | 8,758 | 1,379,131 | 157 | ||
| Narmadapuram | NA | Narmadapuram | Narmadapuram | 6,698 | 1,241,350 | 185 | |
| Betul | BE | Betul | 10,043 | 1,575,362 | 157 | ||
| Harda | HA | Harda | 3,339 | 570,465 | 171 | ||
| Rewa | RE | Rewa | Rewa | 6,434 | 1,748,461 | 368 | |
| Maihar | MH | Maihar | 2,722.79 | 856,028 | 314 | ||
| Mauganj | MG | Mauganj | 1,866 | 616,645 | 331 | ||
| Satna | ST | Satna | 7,502 | 2,228,935 | 297 | ||
| Sidhi | SI | Sidhi | 4,851 | 1,127,033 | 230 | ||
| Singrauli | SH | Waidhan | 5,672 | 1,178,273 | 208 | ||
| Sagar | SG | Sagar | Sagar | 10,252 | 2,378,458 | 232 | |
| Chhatarpur | CT | Chhatarpur | 8,687 | 1,762,375 | 203 | ||
| Damoh | DM | Damoh | 7,306 | 1,264,219 | 173 | ||
| Niwari | NI | Niwari | 1,170 | 404,807 | 346 | ||
| Panna | PA | Panna | 7,135 | 1,016,520 | 142 | ||
| Tikamgarh | TI | Tikamgarh | 3,878 | 1,040,359 | 268 | ||
| Shahdol | SH | Shahdol | Shahdol | 6,205 | 1,066,063 | 172 | |
| Anuppur | AP | Anuppur | 3,746 | 749,237 | 200 | ||
| Umaria | UM | Umaria | 4,026 | 644,758 | 160 | ||
| Ujjain | UJ | Ujjain | Ujjain | 6,091 | 1,986,864 | 326 | |
| Agar Malwa | AG | Agar Malwa | 2,785 | 571,275 | 205 | ||
| Dewas | DE | Dewas | 7,020 | 1,563,715 | 223 | ||
| Mandsaur | MS | Mandsaur | 5,530 | 1,340,411 | 242 | ||
| Neemuch | NE | Neemuch | 4,267 | 826,067 | 194 | ||
| Ratlam | RL | Ratlam | 4,861 | 1,455,069 | 299 | ||
| Shajapur | SJ | Shajapur | 3,460 | 941,403 | 272 |
Proposed districts
Announced by state government during election in 2023-24 :
- Pichhore District (Shivpuri)
- Junnardeo district (Chhindwara)
There is demand of districts from various regions like:
- Barwaha district (Khargone)
- Jaora district (Ratlam)
- Garoth district (Mandsaur)
- Manawar District (Dhar)
- Ganj Basoda district (Vidisha)
- Sironj district (Vidisha)
- Gadarwara district (Narsinghpur)
- Lakhnadon district (Seoni)
- Gohad district (Bhind)
- Dabra District, (Gwalior)
- Sihora District (Jabalpur)
- Bina district, (Sagar)
- Khurai District, (Sagar)
- Shahgarh District, (Sagar)
- Chitrakoot district,Madhya Pradesh (Satna)
- Bagli District, (Dewas)
- Pipariya district (Hoshangabad)
- Bijawar District ,(Chhatarpur))
- Laundi District, (Chhatarpur)
- Chandla District,(Chhatarpur)
- Beohari District, (Shahdol)
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