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Indore

Indore
इंदौर
Metropolis
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Mangal City Area (Vijay Nagar), Rajwada Palace, Daly College, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Park aerial view, Patalpani Waterfalls
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Mangal City Area (Vijay Nagar), Rajwada Palace, Daly College, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional Park aerial view, Patalpani Waterfalls
Nickname(s): Street Food Capital of India
Indore is located in Madhya Pradesh
Indore
Indore
Location of Indore in Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates: 22°43′0″N 75°50′50″E / 22.71667°N 75.84722°E / 22.71667; 75.84722Coordinates: 22°43′0″N 75°50′50″E / 22.71667°N 75.84722°E / 22.71667; 75.84722
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
Region Malwa
District Indore District
Ward 85 Wards
Government
 • Type Mayor–Council
 • Body Indore Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor Malini Laxmansingh Gaur (BJP)
 • District Collector P. Narahari
 • Municipal Commissioner Manish Singh
 • Member of Parliament Sumitra Mahajan (Now Speaker in Lok Sabha (2014 - till date))
Area
 • Metropolis 389.8 km2 (150.5 sq mi)
Area rank 11
Elevation 564 m (1,850 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Metropolis 2,170,295
 • Rank 14th
 • Density 5,116.4/km2 (13,251/sq mi)
 • Metro 3,254,238
 • Metro rank 15th
Demonym(s) Indori, Indorian
Time zone IST
PIN 4520XX
Telephone code 0731
Vehicle registration MP-09-XXXX
Sex ratio Female 927
Male 1000
Literacy Rate 80.63%
HDI High
Climate Cwa / Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 945 millimetres (37.2 in)
Avg. annual temperature 24.0 °C (75.2 °F)
Avg. summer temperature 31 °C (88 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 17 °C (63 °F)
Website www.indore.nic.in

Indore Listeni/ɪnˈdɔər/ (Devanāgarī: इंदौर), is the largest and most populous city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. Indore was described by the Economic Times as the commercial capital of the state. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and houses campuses of both the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management. Located on the southern edge of Malwa Plateau, the city is 190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal. With a census-estimated 2011 population of 2,170,295 (municipal corporation) and 3,254,238 (urban agglomeration), the Indore Metropolitan Area's population is the state's largest. The city is distributed over a land area of just 530 square kilometers making Indore the most densely populated major city in the central province. It comes under Tier 2 cities in India.

Indore traces its roots to its 16th century founding as a trading hub between the Deccan and Delhi. The city and its surroundings came under Hindu Maratha Empire on 18 May 1724 after Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I assumed the full control of Malwa. During the days of the British Raj, Indore State was a 19 Gun Salute (21 locally) princely state (a rare high rank) ruled by the Maratha Holkar dynasty, until they acceded to the Union of India. Indore served as the capital of the Madhya Bharat from 1950 until 1956.


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