Pachmarhi was the summer capital of the British Raj Central Provinces and Berar.

[3] Hoshangabad is also called Narmadapuram since it was previously named after the Narmada river, before being renamed after Sultan Hoshang Shah of Malwa.

According to the 2011 census, Hoshangabad District has a population of 1,241,350,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Trinidad and Tobago[7] or the US state of New Hampshire.

[6] The district has a population density of 185 inhabitants per square kilometre (480/sq mi) .

[6] Hoshangabad has a sex ratio of 912 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 76.52%.

[6] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.03% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 0.97% Gondi and 0.96% Korku as their first language.

The land is quite fertile and farmers have good canal irrigation facilities from the Tawa Dam throughout the year.

Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad and Ordnance Factory, Itarsi are most valuable industrial units of Government of India.