The area of the Groznensky okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia.

The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Grozny.

The majority of the population indicated Chechen to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority.

[3] According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Groznensky okrug had a population of 195,744 on 14 January [O.S.

1 January] 1916, including 108,989 men and 86,755 women, 148,978 of whom were the permanent population, and 46,766 were temporary residents:[6]