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Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior 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 20.3 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Madhya Pradesh
Headquarters
Gwalior
Name in Hindi
ग्वालियर जिला
Population (2011 census)
20,32,036
Rank in Madhya Pradesh by population
9th of 55
Area
4,560 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
446
Official website
gwalior.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q2085310
All districts of Madhya Pradesh

Population in context

With 20,32,036 people in 2011, Gwalior ranks 9th 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 Gwalior 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 Gwalior 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 Gwalior district in?

Gwalior district is in Madhya Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Gwalior district?

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

What is the population of Gwalior district?

Gwalior district had a population of 20,32,036 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.