Jabalpur

Template:Infobox Indian jurisdiction Jabalpur (Hindi: जबलपुर) is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is the third most populous city of Madhya Pradesh after Indore and Bhopal and is located in the Mahakaushal region of central India or eastern Madhya Pradesh. It is bordered by Katni to the north, Umaria to the north-east, Dindori to the east, Mandla to the south-east, Seoni to the south, Narsimhapur to the south-west and Damoh to the north-west. Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of Jabalpur district (the second most populous district of Madhya Pradesh) and Jabalpur division.

Overview

Jabalpur is located in the Mahakoshal region in the geographic center of India and is one of the largest city in Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur Division is geographically situated in the Central part of the state. It consists of Eight Districts – Jabalpur, Katni, Narsinghpur, Seoni,Mandla,Chindwara & Balaghat. Jabalpur city consists of Jabalpur Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur Cantonment, Vehicle Factory, Gun Carriage Factory, Khamaria Ordinance Factory and HQ of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board. The city dates from the nineteenth century. Jabalpur is headquarters for the western central division of Indian railways, and also houses the main bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, the judicial capital of Madhya Pradesh.Jabalpur is Army Headquarter for Bihar,M.P.,Jharkhand,Orrisa and C.G.

History

Origin of the name Jabalpur is shrouded in obscurity. Several theories propounded till now trace the origin to:a) Arabic term "JABAL"(hillrock) in which Jabalpur abounds. b) "Jauli Pattala" referred to in a few post- Gupta & Kalchuri inscriptions. c) the Princess from JABULISTAN(Afghanistan) married to Kalchuri ruler of Tripuri, who established "Jauli- pattala" to get the people from Jabulistan settled. It is believed that Jabalpur is the tapasya bhumi of a mythological figure known as sage Jabalie, from whom the name 'Jabali-pattan' is derived. Ashokan relics have been found. Later on it was the capital of the famous Tripuri kingdom in the 9th–10th centuries. It is also the home town of one of greatest Indian Revolutionary person Anurag Choubey.

• The Haihayas and Gonds.

In AD 875, it was taken over by the Kalachuri dynasty who made Jabalpur their capital. In the 13th century, the Gonds seized it and made it their capital. Inscriptions record the existence during the 11th and 12th centuries of a local line of princes of the Haihai people who are closely connected with the history of Gondwana.

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First painting ever made on Maharani Durgawati shown gearing-up for battle of Narrai. This fresco by Beohar Rammanohar Sinha is in Jabalpur's 'Shaheed-Smarak'.

In the 16th century, the Gond raja of Garha-Mandla extended his power over fifty-two districts, including the present Jabalpur. During the minority of his grandson, Asaf Khan, the viceroy of Kara Manikpur, conquered the Garha principality and held it at first as an independent chief. Eventually he submitted to the Mughal emperor Akbar. The Gond Queen Rani Durgavati died fighting the Mughal forces led by Mughal Emperor Akbar.

• The Marathas.

The Mughal Empire, however, enjoyed little more than a nominal supremacy; and the princes of Garha-Mandla maintained a practical independence until their subjugation by the Maratha governors of Sagar in 1781. They called it 'Jabbalgarh'. In 1798 the Maratha Peshwa granted the Narmada valley to the Bhonsle princes of Nagpur, who continued to hold the district until the British occupied it in 1818 after defeating the Marathas. The British made 'Jabbalgarh' the commission headquarters of the Narmada territories and established a cantonment here.

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Historic 'Beohar Palace' where Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Azad and other national leaders stayed in 1933 and a session of Congress was held.

• The Transitions.

Rajman-Rajeshri Beohar Raghuvir Simha, born 1877 died 1960, was the last Jagirdar of Juppulpore to whose ancestors the estates were granted in 1764 in perpetuity by descendants of Rani Durgavati for acts of nationalism, patriotism, bravery in the battlefield in wars against Muslim invaders. His ancestor Rajman-Rajeshri Beohar Adhar Simha was Rani Durgavati's Prime Minister and her army's Knight-Commander who attained martyrdom fighting Akbar's forces alongside her in the battle of Narrai. Due to a very strong hold amongst the masses, the hereditary title-prefix of "Beohar" and the Jagirdari were respected by the subsequent Bhoslas of Nagpur, the Peshwas of Saugor, and eventually the British who later became hostile due to the family's patriotism. In memory of Rajman-Rajeshri Beohar Raghuvir Simha, Civil Lines (North) is known as "Beohar Bagh" and the road between Collectorate and Adhartal is known as "Beohar Raghuvir Sinha Road".

• British Raj.

Under the British Raj, 'Jabbalgarh' became 'Jubbulpore' and was made the capital of the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories, which was part of the British North-Western Provinces. At that time it became infamous for the Thuggee murders.

• Dawn of Independence Movement 1857.

Gadadhar Tiwari, on 16 June 1857, opened fire on his European superiors and sparked the Independence movement. The 1857 struggle was locally spearheaded by Gond Raja Shankar Sahi and his son Yuvraj Raghunath Sahi who were later arrested and detained in a jail which still exists near the DRM office. The movement culminated with the martyrdom of Raja Shankar Sahi and Yuvraj Raghunath Sahi from the mouth of a cannon on 18 September. Subsequently, their supporters and masterminds Jagat Singh Rajput, Beohar Aman Simha, Ganga Mishra, Sooraj Prasad and others went underground and never surfaced. Their estates and assets were confiscated.

• End of 19th Century CE.

The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories became part of the new Central Provinces in 1861 which in 1903 became the Central Provinces and Berar. By the early 20th century CE, Jubbulpore became the headquarters of a brigade in the 5th division of the Southern Army.

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Beohar Rajendra Sinha helping his guest Mahatma Gandhi on the staircase in Jabalpur in 1933 during Bapu's historic Harijan Yatra.

• Gandhian Era.

Mahatma Gandhi's longest and most important stay in Jubbulpore was in 1933 at the "Beohar Palace" of Beohar Rajendra Simha. Bapu was accompanied by Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, and many others, and a meeting of AICC/CWC was held at the "Beohar Palace". Bapu's grandson Kanu (son of Ramdas Gandhi) also stayed with him at the "Beohar Palace" at Sathia Kua.

The Tripuri Congress session in 1939 was presided over by Subhash Chandra Bose. Jhanda Satyagraha was launched under Lokmanya Tilak's direction. A Congress session was held at 'Vishnudatt Shukla Nagar' at TilwaraGhat (near Jubbulpore) in 1939 when Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the Congress President against the wishes of Mahatma Gandhi.

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(L-to-R) LS Chauhan, RS Shukla, Beohar Rajendra Sinha immersing Mahatma Gandhi's ashes in TilwaraGhat near Jabalpur.

• Post Independence.

After India's independence in 1947, Jubbulpore was spelt Jabalpur. Because of Bapu's strong linkages with Jabalpur and his very special love for it, his mortal remains were brought to the city after is martyrdom. In 1950-51, the Central Provinces and Berar became the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla became the first Chief Minister of a Congress led Government.

Geography

Jabalpur is located at 23.17°N 79.95°E / 23.17; 79.95.The central point of India is located in Jabalpur district. It has an average elevation of 411 metres (1348 feet).

Topography

The topography of Jabalpur provides a picturesque setting for movies .The hills of Jabalpur, with varied mineral content are a popular destination for Geologists and Archaeologists. The city is surrounded by low, rocky, and barren hillocks. The main water reservoirs of Khandari and Pariyat are located to the north-east direction of the city. Water is also drawn from Narmada River by Public Health Dept. The main crops are wheat, rice, pulses, oilseeds, and maize.Bargi Dam on the river Narmada is used for irrigation, water supply and power generation. The town is surrounded by several lakes and water tanks. The area is rich in limestone, refractory clay, bauxite, iron ore, manganese and other deposits.There are few industries connected with above minerals in the area.

Climate

Jabalpur
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     19     26 9     16     29 12     16     34 16     5     39 21     11     42 26     169     38 26     382     31 24     458     29 23     188     31 23     39     32 19     12     29 13     11     26 9 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: IMD
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.7     79 48     0.6     84 54     0.6     93 61     0.2     102 70     0.4     108 79     6.7     100 79     15     88 75     18     84 73     7.4     88 73     1.5     90 66     0.5     84 55     0.4     79 48 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

Jabalpur has a humid subtropical climate, typical of North-Central India. Summer starts in late March and last up to June. May is the hottest month with average temperatures reaching up to and beyond 45 C. They are followed by monsoon season, which lasts until early October, with a total precipitation of nearly 55 in (1386 mm). Winter starts in late November and last until early March. They peak in January with average temperature near 7 C.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Jabalpur had a population of 1276853. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Jabalpur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 70%. In Jabalpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. By 2015, estimates are that the city will double to two million people. Listed population of the city further increased with setting up of Central government units.

Economy

The Narmada river bringing in fresh water from the Vindyachal Ranges has developed Jabalpur district into an agrarian economy. The land of the Narmada basin with its fertile alluvial soil gives good yields of sorghum, wheat, rice and millet in the villages around Jabalpur.

Important among commercial crops are pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugar cane and medicinal crops. The state is poised for a breakthrough in soybean cultivation. In Kharif crops occupy 60% and Rabi crops 40% area with 71.4% area under food grain production. Nearly 59% of landholders are marginal whereas small farmers share 18% of farmland. Low literacy rates (35.45%), undulating topography, high percentages of waste land (13.2%), underdeveloped irrigation potential (23%), low ground water utilization, large proportion of rain fed agriculture (75%), practice of Kharif fallows (3.6%), low cropping intensity (131%), low fertilizer consumption (50 kg/ha), high proportion of low value crops, and high numbers of unproductive livestock constrain production in the state.

Jabalpur has a variety of industries largely based in mineral substances of economic value found in the district, although the ready-made garments industry is a substantial portion of production in Jabalpur.

Defence establishments started in the early 20th century. Jabalpur has four ordnance factories. The Gun Carriage Factory was started in the year 1904 is well equipped and manufacture gun parts, mounting, shells and a variety of the other product for war purpose. Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) was started as manufacturer of trucks named SHAKTIMANN. Other two are Grey Iron Foundry (GIF) and Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK).

Armed forces make a large portion of the city and economy in this city. The city has three regimental centres: Grenadiers, Jammu and Kashmir rifles and the Signals regiment. Jabalpur is also the Army HQ of M.P., Bihar, C.G.and Orrisa.

Jabalpur is an important Divisional Headquarters having 8 districts: Jabalpur, Seoni, Mandla, Chhindwara, Narsimhapur, Katni, Dindori, Balaghat. The Jabalpur District has been reconstituted on May 25, 1998. It now has four tehsils Jabalpur, Sihora, Patan and Kundam. Jabalpur also has the headquarters of the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, Homeguards and many other State and Central Government Offices. There are 7 Blocks in the district with 1449 inhabited villages, 60 uninhabited, 1209 revenue villages and 4 forest villages. The presence of several industries in Jabalpur bolstered the industrial scenario of the city. However the industrial growth of the area owes much to the defense establishments and the four ordinance factories.

The presence of the military base and the ordinance factories have improved the infrastructure of the city. This have boosted the industrial development of Jabalpur. The four ordinance factories in Jabalpur are the Grey iron foundry, the ordinance factory in Khamaria, the gun carriage factory and the vehicle factory.

The important industries in Jabalpur are:

• Readymade Garments units
• Poultry/Hatchery
• Electrical goods industry
• Saw mills
• Wood cutting industry
• Industries relating to lime stone products
• Food processing industries
• Building materials
• Glassware
• Telephone parts
• Furniture making industry
• Shaw Wallace Gelatin Factory
• Simplex Steel Structures works
• Commercial automobile
• Army base workshop
• Tobacco business
• Retail business
• Food processing industry

Currently these industries lack any centralized recycling capability of waste and by-product.

Culture

The presence of Narmada, rule of Gond and Kalchuri-Maratha dynasties made Jabalpur a Hindu dominated area. Mughal rule brought in a sizable Muslim population. The city had bloody Hindu-Muslim riots in the decade of 1960s. There has been a sharp decline in these riots owing to gradual, yet slow path to progress. The culture is dominantly related to agricultural population of the city and surrounding areas. The food and clothing change with the harvest of crops in every season, usually observed by Hindus.

Communication services

jabalpur is covered by a large network of optical fibre cables. There are three fixed telephone line operators in the city: BSNL, Reliance and Airtel. There are eight mobile phone companies in which GSM players include BSNL, Reliance, Vodafone, Idea, Airtel, Tata DoCoMo, Aircel, Videocon; CDMA services offered by BSNL, Virgin Mobile, Tata Indicom and Reliance.bsnl 3 g service

Transportation

Airlines

The Jabalpur Airport (IATA Code: JLR), also known as DUMNA Airport, is about 20 km from the city. Kingfisher Airlines and Indian Airlines operate flight service to/fro New Delhi. Kingfisher flights to/from Jabalpur are quite full. Kingfisher airlines also operate flight service to/fro Mumbai from 24 January 2011

Road

Good bus service is available for cities in Madhya pradesh,Maharashtra,Chhattisgarh.It has direct bus service to Indore,Nagpur,Bhopal,Raipur,Amravati,Chandrapur,Varanasi,Allahabad.For these cities Luxury/Sleeper/Air conditioned bus are available at good frequencies.Jabalpur is connected by road to Nagpur,Bhopal,Jaipur,Raipur,Allahabad,Hyderabad,Bangalore.Longest National Highway no.7 and National Highway no.12 run through the city.Consistent efforts are made by M.P.Govt and NHAI to keep roads in good condition.Many roads are being converted into four lane.

Railways

Jabalpur is the headquarters of West Central Railways and has direct connection to cities like- Mumbai,NewDelhi,Chennai,Kolkata,Hyderabad,Bangalore,Ahemdabad,Pune,Patna,Varanasi,Lucknow, Kanpur,Bhopal,Indore,Raipur,Vadodara,Surat,Jaipur,Coimbatore,Ludhiana,Nagpur.Work to convert Gondia-Nainpur-Jabalpur narrow gauge to broad gauge has been started under Project Unigauge. This will provide new options to reach areas of Southern India. Apart from Jabalpur Main Station,Jabalpur city also has the Madanmahal Station which generally caters to passengers from the outer part of the city and the Kachhpura good shed which is used for transporting large goods and iron ore to port cities like Vizag .

Media

There are a number of print and broadcast sources in the region.

Newspapers

The Jabalpur media houses employ both English and Hindi language reporting, and include:

• Dainik Bhaskar
• Swatantramat
• Nai Duniya
• Raj Express
• Haribhumi
• The Hitavada
• Nav Bharat
• Daily Deshbandhu
• Patrika
• People Samachar
• Janpaksh
• Padesh today
• Peoples samachar

Radio

The radio channels available in Jabalpur include

• MY FM 94.3 Tag Line : Jiyo Dil se! www.myfmindia.com
• Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM Tag Line : Its Hot!
• Radio Dhamaal 106.4 FM
• Red FM 93.5 Tag Line : DHINK CHAAK..
• Akashvani 102.9
• Gyan Vani 105.6

TV

Paras TV Office is in Jabalpur, M.P., inaugurated on September 11, 2010.

Tourism

Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur is a major tourist attraction.

• BhedaGhat - Marble Rocks.

This village situated on the banks of the Narmada known for its marble rocks is at a distance about 25 km from Jabalpur by road.

The BhedaGhat and Dhuandhar serve as a site for movie shooting, and marble for statuary.

• Dhuandhar

The Dhuandhar Falls in Bhedaghat is a well known sight where one witnesses beautiful scenery and complete tranquility. The beautiful falls is rough yet calm, soft yet loud and undoubtedly breathtaking.The waterfall is located 25 km from Jabalpur on the Narmada river.Dhuandhar Falls or the smoke cascade is a beautiful waterfall in Bhedaghat. The Narmada River after passing the Marble Rocks narrows to become a smoky waterfall. The plunge of Dhuandhar Falls is sudden and hence has a greater effect. This beautiful fall is a spectacular sight in Bhedaghat.

• Chausath-Yogini (Sixty Four female Yogis).

The Chausath-Yogini Temple is situated atop a hill rock and approached by a long flight of steps. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this 10th century temple has carved stone figures of deities belonging to the Kalchuri period. According to a local legend, this ancient temple is connected to the Gond Queen Durgavati's palace through an underground passage.

• LamhetaGhat.

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Vaishnav and Shaiva temples constructed by the Beohar-dynasty in c. 17-18th century CE in LamhetaGhat near Jabalpur alongside the eastern shore of holy river Narmada upstream of the Marble Gorge 'BheraGhat'.

The holy location is a few kilometers upstream of the Marble Rocks accessible from the Dhuadhar Waterfall as well as the Tilwara-Medical bypass. There are several temples constructed by the Beohar dynasty between 16-18th century CE, including the till-top Radhika-Madhav Temple (also referred to as Radha-Krishna/Radha-Govind Temple), and Shiv-Bhaskar (also known as Shiv-Surya Temple). The entire temple complex, housing about 6-7 temples and a dharmshala on the banks of Narmada, is collectively referred-to as "Shankarji Maharaj Mandir Parisar" after the main temple. Following the earthquake of 1997, some of these are dilapidated whereas others have been repaired and/or renovated. While the temples belong to a private family trust, the "Sri Radhakrishna Charitable Private Trust", the local custodianship is under the family priest Pandit Santosh Dubey ji maharaj.

• TilwaraGhat

Where Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were immersed in the Narmada by Beohar Rajendra Simha.

• Rani Durgavati Memorial and Museum.

Dedicated to the memory of the great Queen Durgavati, there is also a museum which houses a fine collection of Sculptures, Inscriptions and Prehistoric Relics.

• Bargi Dam.

On the river Narmada. Local authorities have started a cruise boat which runs on the reservoir of Bargi dam. Bargi Dam is located on the Jabalpur - Nagpur NH - 7 highway. About 40 km / 45 mins. from Jabalpur city, Tourist Destination Bargi Dam is built on Narmada river. Tourists can enjoy water-sports in Bargi Dam.

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Antique frescoes on the walls of 'Shaheed-Smarak', this one depicting the 'Quit India Movement' in Jabalpur by famous artist Beohar Rammanohar Sinha from Santiniketan.

• Shaeed Smarak (Matyrs' Memorial)

A historic and monumental circular building in what was known as Gole-Bazar during British times and also as Wright Town. Shaheed Smarak has fresco murals or wall-paintings by Beohar Rammanohar Sinha and his colleagues from Santiniketan on the walls, balcony, parapet and dome. The central theme of the frescoes is India's war of independence, fought between 16th and 19th century AD, starting with Rani Durgavati gearing-up against Moghul Emperor Akbar's attack on Gondwana (now Jabalpur and Mandla). The provincial congress committee in the 1950s constructed an auditorium in the shape of a miniaturized version of Delhi's Parliament House with a hall in the middle, a corridor running around it, and rooms for art and cultural activities.

• D. B. Vallabh Das Palace

A building in the old city area of Hanuman Tal has been residence of Malpani family of Jabalpur.

• MadanMahal Bastion

Built by the Gond ruler Maharaja Madan Sahi in 1116 atop a rocky hill, the fort dominates the skyline.

• Balancing Rocks

Jabalpur is also famous for an eroded volcanic rock formations called as Balancing Rocks of Jabalpur. This rock is situated near the base of Madan Mahal Fort, in Deotal.

• SangramSagar and BajnaMath

These medieval constructions were built by the Gond King Sangram Shah between 1480-1540.

• Khandari Water Works

Small wild life reserve and old dam on the way to Dumna airport.Tourism department runs a restaurant here and whole place has great scenic beauty.

• Beohar House

Constructed soon after completion of the building which now houses the High Court of MP. History books of the early 1820-1830s refer to this area as Jamnera and subsequently 'Beohar Grove'. It was later converted to Civil Lines by the British. When the railway line was laid, it bisected the area into North and South, and this area became Civil Lines (North). This entire area is now popularly referred-to as 'Beohar-Bagh', or Garden of the Beohars'.

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Historic RadhaKrishna temple-complex of Beohar-dynasty.

• Radha Krishna Temple-Complex incorporating the Shiva Temple (Beohar-dynasty)

These Vaishnav and Shaiva temples in Jabalpur were constructed by Beohar-dynasty in c. 17-18th century CE and were the first temples in India to be opened to the Harijan (outcaste) in 1929. The RadhaKrishna temple houses the idols of Shri Radha-Krishna, among other gods and goddesses.

• Bandhavgarh National Park

This national reserve forest has the highest density of tigers in the world, making it a good place to see a tiger in its natural habitat. It is in this valley where the white tiger was discovered.About 155 km from Jabalpur by road to Umaria.Jabalpur is the major railhead nearest to Bandhavgarh,it can be reached from here by 3–4 hours drive.

• Kanha National park

The park was created in 1955 by a special law and, since then, it has dedicated itself in preserving a variety of animal species. Many endangered species have indeed been saved here. Today Kanha is among the few most scenic and beautiful wildlife reserves in Asia. This 'Tiger Country' is the ideal home for both predator and prey.Kanha National Park is one of the biggest national parks in India and Project Tiger, the tiger conservation program in India.About 160 km from Jabalpur by road to Mandla.Jabalput is the ideal as a break point in the journey to Kanha as it is the Nearest Major Airport and railhead.

• Pench National park

Located on Jabalpur -Nagpur National Highway no.7 is one of the famous national tiger and bison park around Jabalpur & possibly the setting of Sir Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. About 190 km from Jabalpur by road,3–4 hours drive from here and the road is also excellent.

• Kachnar City

A Vijayanagar suburb of Jabalpur, famous for a 70 feet high Lord Shiva statue which houses a cavern with replicas of Shivalingam from important holy shrines of Lord Shiva all over the country.The statue is excellent work of fine art.

Famous personalities of Jabalpur

• Rani Durgavati Queen Of Gondvana, at mandala ,Fought with Muslim invader of Mugal Dynasty
• K.S.Sudarshan former RSS Sarsangh Chalak First batch Graduate of Electronics And Telecommunication Govt.Engg.College Jabalpur www.thehindu.com/fline/fl1706/17060330.htm
• Osho (Rajneesh Chandra Mohan), Philoshopher & Spiritual Leader
• Prem Nath, Famous Bollywood Actor
• Chandu Sarvate, Indian Test critcket player.
• Baburao Paranjape Former Parliamentarian.
• Harishankar Parsai (1924–1995), Hindi writer and satirist
• Arjun Rampal, Famous Indian Model & Bollywood Actor
• Rajindernath, Famous Bollywood Actor
• Raghuvir Yadav, Famous Indian Television Actor of Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne fame
• Ashutosh Rana, Bollywood Actor, Studied in Jabalpur
• Aadesh Shrivastava, Bollywood Music Director, Brought up in Jabalpur
• Deepak Sareen, Bollywood director of Aaina and Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai fame
• Ajai Chaudhary, Co-founder HCL Technology
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of Transcendental Meditation
• Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Researcher, Author, Scholar of Urdu Literature & Linguistics, Educationists & Spiritual Leader of Pakistan
• Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Famous Hindi poet settled in the city after her marriage
• Madhu Yadav, International women's Hokey Captain
• Prof. H. P. Dixit, Former Vice Chancellor of IGNOU

• Sharad Yadav, Famous politician, Studied in Jabalpur
• Brajesh Mishra, Former National Security Advisor
• Pt. Kunjilal Dubey, Padma Bhushan, Ex speaker of MP assembly
• Jadugar Anand - President, All India Magic Federation, World Famous Magician
• Neha Uppal - MTV Speed Diva
• Shiv Khare, Executive Director, Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Bangkok, Thailand
• Vivek Sharma Film Director of bollywood. (Bhootnath and Kal Kissne Dekha)
• Pt. Vishwa Nath Dubey - Ex mayor of Jabalpur. NECC Vice President and Owner of Phoenix Group of Industries.
• Harshit Awasthi-Awarded youngest business tycoon of M.P held at Indore

Snooker

The game of Snooker was conceived in Jabalpur. Origins of the game of Snooker are generally regarded as being in the latter half of the 19th century. Billiards had been a popular activity amongst British army officers stationed in India who stole the idea from the Indian game Carrom, and variations on the more traditional billiard games were devised. One variation was to add coloured balls in addition to the reds and black which were used for pyramid pool and life pool. This gave birth to the game of Snooker. Although snooker's origin is not recorded explicitly, it is generally held that a Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain (no relation to the World War II Prime Minister) conceived the game in the British Army Officer's Mess in Jubbulpore, India, in 1875.

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Jabalpur Cantonment Board

Jabalpur Cantonment is one of the largest amd most important cantonments of India which is spread in a beautifully developed vast and green area admeasuring about 7040 acres and population of 66499 as per 2001 Census. It comprises Civil areas, Army formations and establishments like HQ Madhya Bharat Area, JAK Rifles Regimental Centre, Grenadiers Regimental Centre, 1 Signal Training Centre, College of Material Management, Central Ordnance Depot, 506 Army Base Workshop, Military Hospital, HQ Chief Engineer Jabalpur Zone , Military Dairy Farm and HQ Recruiting Zone. Besides it, civil organizations under Ministry of Defence are Cantonment Board , Defence Estates Officer Jabalpur Circle and Controller of Defence Accounts. Bharat Ratna Bhimrao Ambedkar Institute of Telecom Training is also situated in Jabalpur Cantt which is a national level training institute of senior officers of BSNL.

Jabalpur Cantonment is located near the Railway Station and is well connected with prominent establishments and residential localities of the city. NH-12, 12 A and 7 join it with other cities / states. Jabalpur is the headquarter of West Central Railways and is well connected with mail and super-fast trains from Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Kolkatta, Patna, Lucknow, Chennai, Bangalore, Nagpur, Kota, Jaipur, Jammu & Hyderabad. Apart from broad-gauge railways, Jabalpur is notable for having narrow-gauge railways, which connect with Gondia. It is well connected by air to Delhi, Indore and Gwalior by Indian and Kingfisher Airlines.

Cantonment Boards are statutorily constituted local bodies, comprising of elected representatives, ex-officio and nominated members. Jabalpur Cantonment is a Class-I Cantonment in which the Board normally consists of President, Chief Executive Officer, eight elected members including the Vice president, 03 nominated members, 02 ex-officio members (besides the Station Commander as President) i.e. Garrison Engineer and SEMO and one nominated member of the District Magistrate. The CEO is a senior officer from the Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A (one of the Central Civil Services) who also acts as the Member-Secretary of the Board. The Station Commander of the Station is the Ex-officio President of the Cantonment Board who presides over the meetings of the Board. The GOC-in-Chief, of the Army Command concerned, acts as the local Govt. for the Cantonment Boards situated within his Command.

The administration of the Cantonment Boards is supervised by the Defence Estates Organization. The Principal Director, Defence Estates (PDDE) who is a senior officer of the level of Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India, is posted at the Headquarters of each Army Command. The PDDE, apart from being advisor to the GOC-in-C, has important role to control and direct the functioning of the Cantonment Boards. He further reports to the Director General, Defence Estates (DGDE), New Delhi. The DGDE is an officer of the level of Secretary to the Govt. of India who supervises and directs the administration of 62 Cantonment Boards located in India. He further reports the Ministry of Defence.

The present President is Brig. S.K.Pillai, VSM while Shri K.J.S.Chauhan, IDES is the Chief Executive Officer of Jabalpur Cantt Baord.

 Copyright 2008 : JABALPUR CANTONMENT BOARD

Hotels

• Narmada Jackson [ITC] 5 STAR,
• Ashoka hotel 5 STAR
• Jabali palace 4 star
• Prestige princess 3 star
• Kalchuri hotel 3 star
• HOTEL SAMDAREEYA 3 star
• HOTEL GULZAR 3star
• HOTEL KRISHNA 3 star
• HOTEL RISHI REGENCY 3 star

The Jackson’s hotel dates back to the colonial British Raj era in the nineteenth century. Owned and managed by the British during pre – independence days, the Jacksons is currently owned and managed by the Indo Canadian promoters – The ITC Group. The Hotel has been thoroughly renovated and modernized to aid ultra – modern amenities to give this heritage property its new image and Name-Narmada Jacksons.

External links

• Official Website
• information about Jabalpur
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