District de Jabalpur

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 2011 it is the second most populous district of Madhya Pradesh (out of 50), after Indore. Jabalpur district is located in the Mahakoshal region of Madhya Pradesh, on the divide between the watersheds of Narmada and the Son, but mostly within the valley of the Narmada, which here runs through the famous gorge known as the Marble rocks, and falls 30 ft. over a rocky ledge (the Dhuan Dhar, or misty shoot ). It consists of a long narrow plain running north-east and south-west and shut in on all sides by highlands. This plain, which forms an offshoot from the great valley of the Narmada, is covered in its western and southern portions by a rich alluvial deposit of black cotton soil. At Jabalpur city, the soil is black cotton soil, and water plentiful near the surface. The north and east belong to the basin of the Son River, a tributary of the Ganges and Yamuna, the south and west to the Narmada basin. The district is traversed by the main railway from Mumbai to Kolkata, and by branches of two other lines which meet at Katni junction. The district is part of Jabalpur Division. It has an average elevation of 411 metres (1348 ft). According to the 2011 census Jabalpur district has a population of 2,463,289 roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. This gives it a ranking of 180th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.39%. Jabalpur has a sex ratio of 925 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 82.47%. 58.46% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes made up 14.13% and 15.23% of the population respectively. Hindus are majority religion in Jabalpur district with 87.65%, Muslims with 8.27% and rest of Jains, Sikhs and Christians.

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District de Seoni

Seoni District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Seoni is the district headquarters. The district was created as a separate District in the newly created Chief Commissioner's Province in 1861, but was merged with the adjoining Chhindwada District in 1931. The District was, however, revived on the day the new state of Madhya Pradesh was created viz 1st November 1956. The name of the district originated from the word 'Seona' (Gudina arborea), a species of tree commonly found in the area.

Jabalpur

Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. Jabalpur is an important administrative, industrial and business center of Madhya Pradesh. It is the judicial capital of Madhya Pradesh as The Madhya Pradesh High Court along with other important administrative headquarters of India and Madhya Pradesh are located in Jabalpur.

Narmada

La Narmada ou Narbada (aussi Nerboudda ou Nerbuddah, également connu sous le nom de Reva) est un fleuve qui coule d'est en ouest dans le centre de l'Inde. Il fait partie des sept rivières sacrées de l'Inde. Le fleuve Narmada forme la limite traditionnelle entre le Deccan et la plaine indo-gangétique. Il prend sa source à Amarkantak dans les monts Maikal au Madhya Pradesh. L'essentiel de son cours se trouve dans cet État. Il traverse sur quelques dizaines de kilomètres l'État du Maharashtra puis se jette dans l'océan Indien dans le golfe de Cambay au Gujarat (mer d'Arabie).