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Nagpur district, Maharashtra

Nagpur is one of the 36 districts of Maharashtra. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 46.5 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Maharashtra
Headquarters
Nagpur
Name in Hindi
नागपुर जिला
Population (2011 census)
46,53,570
Rank in Maharashtra by population
5th of 36
Area
8,253 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
564
Official website
nagpur.gov.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q1797367
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Population in context

With 46,53,570 people in 2011, Nagpur ranks 5th among the 36 districts of Maharashtra for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Thane (1,10,60,148) and the least populous is Sindhudurg (8,49,651).

District boundaries change. If Nagpur 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 Nagpur to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 36 districts of Maharashtra

AhilyanagarAkolaAmravatiBeedBhandaraBuldhanaChandrapurChhatrapati SambhajinagarDharashivDhuleGadchiroliGondiaHingoliJalgaonJalnaKolhapurLaturMumbaiMumbai SuburbanNagpurNandedNandurbarNashikPalgharParbhaniPuneRaigadRatnagiriSangliSataraSindhudurgSolapurThaneWardhaWashimYavatmal

Questions people ask

Which state is Nagpur district in?

Nagpur district is in Maharashtra, India.

What is the headquarters of Nagpur district?

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

What is the population of Nagpur district?

Nagpur district had a population of 46,53,570 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.