Hoshangabad district



Hoshangabad District is one of the  of, and  town is the district headquarters.

The district has an area 5408.23 km²., population 1,085,011 (2001 census), a 22% increase from 1991. Hoshangabad district is bounded by the districts of to the north,  to the east,  to the southeast,  to the south,  to the west, and  to the northwest. In 1998, the western portion of Hoshangabad District was split off to become Harda District.

The district lies in the valley, and the Narmada forms the northern boundary of the district, Hoshangabad District is part of  division. The is a tributary of the Narmada, rising in the Satpura Range to the south and flowing north to meet the Narmada at the village of Bandra Bhan. The Tawa Reservoir lies in the south-central region of the district.

Hoshangabad District is also home to, a and popular tourist spot in the  in the southern part of the district. Pachmarhi was the summer capital of the.

The (461.37 km²) is part of the larger, which extends into  and  districts.

External link

 * Hoshangabad District web site

seoni-malwa hill station