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District of Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 29.27 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

29,27,000 2.93 million 1 March 2026

Jabalpur district's population is estimated at ≈29.27 lakh (29,27,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 24,63,289.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Madhya Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Jabalpur (municipal limits)

Census 2011
10,55,525
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.9 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Jabalpur urban agglomeration

Census 2011
12,68,848
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 15 lakh

District

Jabalpur district

Census 2011
24,63,289
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 29.27 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 29.27 lakh 29,27,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
24.63 lakh 24,63,289 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
473per km² 2011
Sex ratio
929 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
923 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
81.1% Male 87.3% · Female 74.4%
Urban share
58.5% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+14.5% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
5,211km² Census 2011
Households
5.39 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
1,424 Census 2011
Towns
24 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Jabalpur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
31 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19516,62,569
19618,21,579
197111,19,885
198114,84,235
199117,68,037
200121,51,203
201124,63,289
2016 *26,39,000
2021 *27,94,000
2026 *29,27,000
2031 *30,30,000
2036 *31,10,000

* Estimate

How Jabalpur's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Jabalpur's 2011 population was spread
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1 Jabalpur13,70,67355.6%91885.7%88.1%
2 Panagar2,64,78010.7%92381.4%46.6%
3 Shahpura1,91,7107.8%93371.7%7.1%
4 Sihora1,79,6477.3%94877.5%24.5%
5 Majholi1,69,2986.9%94574.1%7.8%
6 Patan1,63,7386.6%92275.5%20.6%
7 Kundam1,23,4435.0%101263.5%3.9%

Largest towns in Jabalpur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Jabalpur (Census 2011)
  1. Jabalpur 10,81,677
  2. Jabalpur Cantonment 72,261
  3. Sihora 44,048
  4. Panagar 27,932
  5. Katangi 19,040
  6. Suhagi CT 14,787
  7. Patan 14,624
  8. Karmeta CT 14,452
  9. Bilpura CT 14,349
  10. Shahpura 13,601

How people in Jabalpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

10.6%

Agricultural labourers

28.2%

Household industry

7.0%

Other work

54.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.8%.

Age structure of Jabalpur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Jabalpur
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-41,07,02798,890
5-91,17,4101,07,899
10-141,26,4781,17,672
15-191,32,5651,15,036
20-241,31,5241,15,489
25-291,12,1291,05,250
30-3499,96394,099
35-3993,79888,950
40-4484,56878,015
45-4972,96166,831
50-5457,28750,691
55-5942,54940,134
60-6436,29436,413
65-6924,08225,346
70-7417,34619,153
75-798,49810,088
80+10,31213,710
Children (0–14)
27.5%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
64.3%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.2%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
26.4years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
48.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Jabalpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 49 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Jabalpur
  1. Hindi 94.3%
  2. Urdu 1.9%
  3. Marathi 0.7%
  4. Punjabi 0.7%
  5. Sindhi 0.6%
  6. Bengali 0.5%
  7. Telugu 0.3%
  8. Gujarati 0.2%
  9. All other languages 0.8%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi94.2%
  2. Urdu1.9%
  3. Marathi0.7%
  4. Punjabi0.7%
  5. Sindhi0.6%
  6. Bengali0.5%
  7. Telugu0.3%
  8. Gujarati0.2%

Housing and amenities in Jabalpur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 87.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 44.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 36.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 55.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 41.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 63.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 19.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 37.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 59.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 49.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 55.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 30.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 11.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 5.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 57.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 84.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 12.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 54.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 58.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 35.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 44.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 40.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Jabalpur district held 3.4% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 2nd of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 81.1%, 11.8 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • 58.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 14.5% in 2001–11, slower than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈29.27 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Jabalpur, had 10.82 lakh people in 2011, 43.9% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Madhya Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Jabalpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Jabalpur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Jabalpur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 21,59,065 87.6% 90.9%
Muslim 2,03,652 8.3% 6.6%
Christian 23,142 0.9% 0.3%
Sikh 13,256 0.5% 0.2%
Buddhist 4,320 0.2% 0.3%
Jain 33,728 1.4% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 21,010 0.9% 0.8%
Religion not stated 5,116 0.2% 0.1%
Total24,63,289100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jabalpur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈29,27,000 (29.27 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jabalpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 24,63,289.

What was the population of Jabalpur district in Census 2011?
24,63,289: 12,77,278 males and 11,86,011 females, of whom 14,40,034 lived in towns and 10,23,255 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Jabalpur?
Literacy was 81.1% in 2011 (men 87.3%, women 74.4%). The sex ratio was 929 females per 1,000 males, and 923 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jabalpur district?
Jabalpur, with 10,81,677 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jabalpur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,424 Census 2011 villages and 24 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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