District Profile · Madhya Pradesh
Chhindwara
- 1,716,612
- Population
- 10,293 km²
- Area
- Jabalpur
- Region / Division
HISTORIC GOND SEAT, TRIBAL-MAJORITY Area 10,293 km² (MP's largest district before the Pandhurna split); population 1,716,612 (post-split, 2011); sex ratioThe number of females per 1,000 males in a population — a key demographic indicator in Indian census data. 966-968. Historic seat of the Gond Deogarh kingdom, later Bhonsle Maratha territory, part of Nagpur until the 1956 reorganization moved it to MP. Roughly 37-39% tribal population; home to Pench National Park, a major tiger reserve.