Jabalpur Division is an administrative unit of the central Indian state
Madhya Pradesh. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the division. The division consists of the districts of Balaghat,
Chhindwara, Dindori, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Narsinghpur and Seoni.
During the British Raj, Jabalpur Division was a division of the Central Provinces. At that time it included the districts of Jabalpur, Sagar, Damoh, Seoni and Mandla. After India`s independence in 1947 the Central Province became the new state of
Madhya Pradesh. The Balaghat district was earlier part of the Central Province`s Nagpur Division. In 1956, it became a part of Jabalpur Division when the Nagpur Division became a part of the
Bombay State.
