Other cities and towns in this district are Antari, Bhitarwar, Bilaua, Dabra, Morar Cantonment, Pichhore, and Tekanpur.

Located in a transitional zone between the Malwa plateau and the Gangetic plain in Upper (Northern) Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior district consists of several distinct geographical areas.

[1] North and east of Gwalior city there is a broad alluvial plain,[1][2] mostly flat and covered in dumat, parua, and kabar soils.

[2] The central part of the district, around Gwalior, is somewhat hilly,[1] with sandstone outcrops that have often served as a source for building materials.

[2] These hills represent an extension of the Vindhyas, and their soil is often poorly suited for agriculture except in valleys and depressions.

[1] Other rivers that traverse the district include the Sank, Sonrekha, Morar, Vaishali, Nun, Chachond, and Asan.

[1] In the summer season the climate is very hot, the shade temperature rising frequently to around 44 °C (112 °F), but in the winter months (from November to February inclusive) it is usually temperate and for short periods extremely cold.

Because of the prevailing dry climate in the area and the generally hard, shallow soil, Gwalior district does not have particularly dense vegetation.

[1][2] Tree types include dho, kardhai, tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon, khair (Acacia catechu), salai (Boswellia serrata), ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), chhola (Butea monosperma), jamrasi (Elaeodendron glaucum), and reenjee, along with semal (Salmalia malabaricum), kareh (Sterculia urens), bhilwa (Semecarpus anacardium), babool (Acacia arbica), and teak (Tectona grandis).

According to the 2011 census Gwalior district has a population of 2,032,036,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Slovenia[6] or the US state of New Mexico.