Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of Jabalpur district (the second-most-populous district in Madhya Pradesh) and the Jabalpur division.The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, headquarters of the West Central Railway and Army headquarters of five states (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand) are located in Jabalpur. The city is also home to the Gun Carriage Factory.During the early nineteenth century, it was annexed by British India as Jubbulpore and incorporated as a cantonment town.
Places to Visit:
Rani Durgawati Museum, built in 1964 to commemorate Rani Durgavati. The museum hosts ancient relics, sculptures and a collection of items related to Mahatma Gandhi.
Dumna Nature Reserve Park. Good for birdwatchers. Animals are not seen. It houses Khandari Dam which is a source of drinking water to the city and has many crocodiles.
Bargi Dam Reservoir for boat rides. Bargi Dam is situated about 40 kms from Jabalpur. It is built on Narmada River and is one of the first dams completed among the 30 dams proposed to be built on River Narmada.
Dhuandhar Falls and Marble Rocks in Bhedaghat, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city. Boat rides on Narmada river specially in moonlight, flowing through the breathtakingly beautiful Marble Rocks on both sides famous for many Bolywood movie climaxes to near the Dhuandhar falls are available. In the 45 minute ride the boatman describes the various spots in a singsong hilarious manner.He also tells the story of Bhura, the crocodiles and many that lurk downsream.
Rani Durgawati Museum. Lamheta Ghaat, Kosam Ghaat, Tilwara Ghaat is Famous Ghaat Of Narmada River .
Jilehri Ghat, a swimming and picnic spot
Official language: Hindi
Transport:
Air
The 310-acre (130 ha) Jabalpur Airport (JLR), also known as Dumna Airport, is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city centre and flight services are provided by Air India & SpiceJet . Daily service is available to New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad,Bhopal. The Spice Jet offers daily service to Hyderabad,Mumbai and New Delhi.Whereas Air India offers services to New Delhi,Hyderabad, Mumbai,Bhopal.Jabalpur Airport serves visitors to Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Pench National Park, Khajuraho and Bhedaghat.
Rail: Jabalpur Junction railway station, headquarters of the West Central Railway, has direct service to Mumbai,New Delhi, Chennai,Kolkata,Ahmedabad, Hyderabad,Bangalore,Nagpur, Surat, Pune, Patna,Ludhiana, Jammu,Vasco-Da Gama,Amravati, Coimbatore,Bhopal,Indore,Gwalior,Agra,Jaipur,Varanasi,Kanpur,Vadodara,Bhubhaneshwar,Lucknow,Puri,Allahabad,Nasik,Rajkot,Guwahati,Ambikapur,Bilaspur,TataNagar & Raipur.
Road: Jabalpur is connected by road to Varanasi, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jaipur, Raipur, Allahabad, Hyderabad , Bilaspur and Bangalore. India's longest national highway, National Highway 7, runs through the city and National Highway 12 to Jaipur originates in Jabalpur. Many roads are being upgraded to four-lane highways. Bus service is available to cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, with direct service to Indore, Nagpur, Bhopal, Varanasi, Raipur, Amravati, Chandrapur and Allahabad.
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Places to Visit:
Rani Durgawati Museum, built in 1964 to commemorate Rani Durgavati. The museum hosts ancient relics, sculptures and a collection of items related to Mahatma Gandhi.
Dumna Nature Reserve Park. Good for birdwatchers. Animals are not seen. It houses Khandari Dam which is a source of drinking water to the city and has many crocodiles.
Bargi Dam Reservoir for boat rides. Bargi Dam is situated about 40 kms from Jabalpur. It is built on Narmada River and is one of the first dams completed among the 30 dams proposed to be built on River Narmada.
Dhuandhar Falls and Marble Rocks in Bhedaghat, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city. Boat rides on Narmada river specially in moonlight, flowing through the breathtakingly beautiful Marble Rocks on both sides famous for many Bolywood movie climaxes to near the Dhuandhar falls are available. In the 45 minute ride the boatman describes the various spots in a singsong hilarious manner.He also tells the story of Bhura, the crocodiles and many that lurk downsream.
Rani Durgawati Museum. Lamheta Ghaat, Kosam Ghaat, Tilwara Ghaat is Famous Ghaat Of Narmada River .
Jilehri Ghat, a swimming and picnic spot
Official language: Hindi
Transport:
Air
The 310-acre (130 ha) Jabalpur Airport (JLR), also known as Dumna Airport, is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city centre and flight services are provided by Air India & SpiceJet . Daily service is available to New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad,Bhopal. The Spice Jet offers daily service to Hyderabad,Mumbai and New Delhi.Whereas Air India offers services to New Delhi,Hyderabad, Mumbai,Bhopal.Jabalpur Airport serves visitors to Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Pench National Park, Khajuraho and Bhedaghat.
Rail: Jabalpur Junction railway station, headquarters of the West Central Railway, has direct service to Mumbai,New Delhi, Chennai,Kolkata,Ahmedabad, Hyderabad,Bangalore,Nagpur, Surat, Pune, Patna,Ludhiana, Jammu,Vasco-Da Gama,Amravati, Coimbatore,Bhopal,Indore,Gwalior,Agra,Jaipur,Varanasi,Kanpur,Vadodara,Bhubhaneshwar,Lucknow,Puri,Allahabad,Nasik,Rajkot,Guwahati,Ambikapur,Bilaspur,TataNagar & Raipur.
Road: Jabalpur is connected by road to Varanasi, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jaipur, Raipur, Allahabad, Hyderabad , Bilaspur and Bangalore. India's longest national highway, National Highway 7, runs through the city and National Highway 12 to Jaipur originates in Jabalpur. Many roads are being upgraded to four-lane highways. Bus service is available to cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, with direct service to Indore, Nagpur, Bhopal, Varanasi, Raipur, Amravati, Chandrapur and Allahabad.
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