District Profile · Madhya Pradesh
Shahdol
- 1,066,063
- Population
- 6,205 km²
- Area
- Shahdol
- Region / Division
SHAHDOL DIVISION HEADQUARTERS Area 6,205 km²; population 1,066,063 (2011); density 172/km²; sex ratioThe number of females per 1,000 males in a population — a key demographic indicator in Indian census data. 974; ST population 44.7%. Headquarters of the Shahdol administrative division and part of MP's eastern coalfield belt, with significant coal mining and thermal power activity. Predominantly tribal (Gond and Baiga), forested, and historically linked to the Kalachuri dynasty.