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Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 23.7 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Madhya Pradesh
Headquarters
Bhopal
Name in Hindi
भोपाल जिला
Population (2011 census)
23,71,061
Rank in Madhya Pradesh by population
4th of 55
Area
2,772 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
855
Formed
1972
Official website
bhopal.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
Check or correct
Wikidata entry Q1797245
All districts of Madhya Pradesh

Population in context

With 23,71,061 people in 2011, Bhopal ranks 4th among the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Indore (32,76,697) and the least populous is Pandhurna (3,74,310).

District boundaries change. If Bhopal has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Bhopal to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh

Agar-MalwaAlirajpurAnuppurAshoknagarBalaghatBarwaniBetulBhindBhopalBurhanpurChhatarpurChhindwaraDamohDatiaDewasDharDindoriGunaGwaliorHardaIndoreJabalpurJhabuaKatniKhandwa (East Nimar)Khargone (West Nimar)MaiharMandlaMandsaurMauganjMorenaNarmadapuramNarsimhapurNeemuchNiwariPandhurnaPannaRaisenRajgarhRatlamRewaSagarSatnaSehoreSeoniShahdolShajapurSheopurShivpuriSidhiSingrauliTikamgarhUjjainUmariaVidisha

Questions people ask

Which state is Bhopal district in?

Bhopal district is in Madhya Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Bhopal district?

The headquarters of Bhopal district is Bhopal, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Bhopal district?

Bhopal district had a population of 23,71,061 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.