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Jabalpur is centrally located and is one of the oldest cities in Madhya Pradesh. Among the important establishment here are the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Headquarters of M.P. Electricity Board and several defence establishments. Popularity known as the "Sanskar Dhami" (the cultural capital) one had its claim to be the capital of Madhya Pradesh in view of its size and the infrastructure that it continues to offer.

Jabalpur is on the main railway route between Mumbai and Culcutta. It also has direct train links with Delhi and major cities in South India connected by two National Highways. Jabalpur has an excellent road connection with Nagpur, Bhopal,Jaipur,Raipur and several other important cities in the country. Jabalpur has an aerodrome also and its is hoped that soon it will be having regular flights.

Jabalpur is situated in an area which is known for its mineral and forest wealth throughout India. It's rich limestone deposits have attracted in its surroundings making it an important business centre.

Jabalpur offers a peaceful life and the amenities of modern life with extremely low pollution levels.

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Location	22 49' - 24 08 N, 79 21' - 80 53' E
Population	26.5 Lakhs (as per 1991 Census), 32.3 Lakh (present estimated population with a growth rate of 2.5% per year)
Market size	Excellent Market potential spread over the whole Mahakaushal region, adjoining Districts & adjoining States.
Market growth potential	Very high
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Universities/Academic Institutions	Total Number of Institutes providing IT/Telecom/Com. Sc. Engg. : 4 Number of students passing out yearly : 425
Engineering Colleges	1 Govt. Engineering College, 2 Private Engineering College, 1 Agriculture Engineering College.Passing out batch size : 800
Degree Colleges	60 Passing out batch size : 10,000
ITIs	Government ITIs - 4, Private ITIs - 11, Government mini ITIs - 4 Passing out batch size : ITI's - 2178, Mini ITI's - 360
R & D Institutions & Types	1. University Institute of Management (UIM), 2. Govt. Medical College, Jabalpur, 3. Rani Durgavati University of Jabalpur, 4. Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, 5. Theological College, Jabalpur, 6. Govt. Science College, Jabalpur, 7. National Fellow, Vetenery Science (ICAR), 8. Tropical Forest Research Institute, 9. State Forest Research Institute, 10. Regional Malarial Research Center (ICMR), 11. National Research Council on Weed Sciences (ICAR), 12. Zonal Research Center (ICAR), 13. Technical & Development (DoT), 14. Govt. Engineering College, Jabalpur.
IT training institutes	Number of IT training institutes : 100 (approximately) including 20 Franchisees. Number of students passing out yearly : 3000
Adjacent Industrial Centers	Richhai Industrial Estate (Jabalpur), Adhartal Industrial area (Jabalpur), Industrial Area Katni, Industrial area Kymore (Katni), Industrial area Maneri (Mandla), Industrial area Boregaon (Chhindwara), Industrial area Bandol (Seoni), Industrial area Purena (15 Km. Away from Katni in Panna Distt.), Industrial area Kiranpur (Balaghat), Industrial area Maihar (Satna).
Major Industries	1. Government undertakings - Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, Telecom Factory Jabalpur, Grey Iron Foundry Jabalpur, Central Ordinance Depot., Ordinance Factory Khamriya (Jabalpur), Ordinance Factory Katni. 2. Private Ltd. Industries - Associated Cement Company Kyamore, Internet Everest Asbestos Ltd. Kyamore, ACC Refractories Katni, Madhya Pradesh Vidhuyut Yantra Ltd. Gosalpur, Burn Standard Company (refractories) Jabalpur, Burn Standard Company Katni, RPG Transmissions Pvt. Ltd. Panagar, Shaw Wallace Gellitiene Ltd. Jabalpur, Gas Filling Plant Shahpura - Bhitoni, Associated Cement Company Mahgaon.

Schools	Primary - 2433, Middle - 728, High Secondary - 200. As many as 9 Kendriya Vidhyalaya, several highly reputed English Medium schools and government schools.
Colleges	65 Govt. Engineering College, Govt. Medical College, Agriculture College, College of Veterinary Science, Govt. Science College, Home Science College and several other colleges offering education and in almost all disciplines.
Hospital	150 Govt. Hospitals - Medical College, Cancer Hospital, Victoria Hospital, Elgin Hospital and several large size private hospitals, clinics and pathological labs equipped with modern facilities, Size - Medium.
Housing & cost of living	Housing - Available in every range Cost of living - Medium
Law & Order	Law & Order situation is always under control, no incidence of heinous crimes
City with life	Lots of Hotels & Restaurants, Sight seeing places, Markets, Theaters and Cinema halls, lot of places for outings & long drives etc.
Cleanliness & low pollution level	High
Climate	45" of Rainfall, Clement Weather (neither very hot nor very cold).
Tourism attractions	Bhera Ghat (Marble rocks & water fall), Devtal, Pisanhari Ki Madhiya, Madan Mahal etc. & Few adjoining places like Kanha National Park, Bandhav Garh National Park, Amarkantak, Jhoteshwar Dham etc.

Existing IT Infrastructure
PC penetration	1 PCs/100
Telecom Infrastructure
Digital Exchange capacity	72,500
Wide spread Access Network	Medium
Data network
TCP/IP nodes availability	Yes (DoT Node)
High capacity and fast connectivity to Gateway	ISDN, Intelligent Network Services (Proposed)

Cost & Availability of real estate	Cost of real estate - Medium Availability of real estate - High
Power Availability adequate	Yes (Jabalpur is the headquarter of MP Electricity Board & has a Hydel Power generation Unit at Bargi Dam).
IT (Literacy)	Yes, growing exponentially.
Age group 18-30 Year	6.5 Lakhs, About 25-30% of the total population.
Quality of manpower	Medium
Cost of Manpower	Medium
Social Ambience
Career growth opportunities	High