Jabalpur is a cherished place to live on. The exceptional Topography of Jabalpur with hills all around the city gives it a picturesque setting. The picturesque setting though is a nightmare for town planners and developers. The Central Railways has constructed railway lines winding along these hills, somewhat akin to a horseshoe. A railway journey to the city is a singular experience with beatific old world charm.

The city is of historical as well as cultural importance. Surrounded by rocky mountains and intercepted by holy river Narmada, the hills of Jabalpur, with varied mineral content are the preferred destination for Geologists and Archeologists. Paleontologists, with the finding of a fossilized Dinosaur. Jabalpur is an important Divisional Headquarters having 8 districts namely 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. There are 7 Blocks in the district with 1449 inhabited villages, 60 uninhabited, 1209 revenue villages and 4 forest villages.