The central region thus enclosed is a dead level of cultivated land, almost destitute of trees, and dotted with villages.

The Non River flows through the centre of the district, which it drains by numerous small ravines.

[2] According to the 2011 census Jalaun district has a population of 1,689,974,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[6] or the US state of Idaho.

[5] The district has a population density of 366 inhabitants per square kilometre (950/sq mi) .

[5] Jalaun has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 75.16%.