Jabalpur also known as shanskardhani is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. Jabalpur is one of the important cities of Central India. Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of Jabalpur district and Jabalpur division. Jabalpur is located in the Mahakoshal region in the geographic center of India. Jabalpur is one of the largest city of Madhya Pradesh.Jabalpur was the 27th largest urban conglomeration in India in 2001. On a global scale, Jabalpur was the 325th largest city or urban area in the world in 2006 and Jabalpur it is estimated to be 294th largest city in the world by 2020. Jabalpur stands 121st in term of the fastest growing cities and urban areas in the world in 2006. Jabalpur is the first district in India who has been obtained the comprehensive ISO-9001 certificate. This has come into force from April 1, 2007.
Jabalpur is one of the highest income tax paying cities since the headquarters of many important Central & State Departments are situated there and thousands of government employees are employed. It is also known as Sanskardhani(Cultural capital)