| Jalaun district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Uttar Pradesh |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Orai |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jhansi |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Orai |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 5 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4565 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1,689,974 |
| Population Urban: | 418,900 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Leader Title: | District Magistrate |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pandey IAS |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Jalaun (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 3 |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1 |
| Website: | http://jalaun.nic.in/ |
Jalaun district is a district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The district is named after the town of Jalaun, which was the former headquarters of a Maratha governor, but the administrative headquarters of the district is at Orai.
Jalaun District is a part of the Jhansi Division. The district has an area of 4,565 km2, and a population of 1,689,974 (2011 census), and a population density of 370 persons per km2.
The district lies entirely within the level plains of Bundelkhand, north of the hill country, and is almost surrounded by the Yamuna River, which forms the northern boundary of the district, and its tributaries the Betwa, which forms the southern boundary of the district, and the Pahuj, which forms the western boundary. The central region thus enclosed is a dead level of cultivated land, almost destitute of trees, and dotted with villages. The southern portion presents an almost unbroken sheet of cultivation. The Non River flows through the centre of the district, which it drains by numerous small ravines.
The districts of Etawah and Kanpur lie to the north across the Yamuna, while Hamirpur District lies to the east and southeast, Jhansi District lies to the southeast, and Bhind District of Madhya Pradesh lies to the west cross the Pahuj.
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named the district of Jalaun as one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 34 districts in Uttar Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[1]
According to the 2011 census Jalaun district has a population of 1,689,974,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau[3] or the US state of Idaho.[4] This gives it a ranking of 296th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 366PD/sqkm .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.87%.[2] Jalaun has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 75.16%. 24.79% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 27.70% of the population.[2] The largest city in the district is Orai, followed by Konch.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 96.64% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 2.01% Bundeli and 1.30% Urdu as their first language.[5] Bundeli is the local dialect.