Indore district
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Indore district इन्दौर ज़िला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Indore |
| Headquarters | Indore |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Indore, Dhar |
| • Assembly seats | 9 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,898 km2 (1,505 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,272,335 (provisional) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 82.3% |
| • Sex ratio | 924 |
| Website | Official website |
Indore District (Hindi: इन्दौर ज़िला) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district derived its name from the city of Indore, which serves as its administrative headquarters. This district is part of the Indore Division.
As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Madhya Pradesh (out of 50).
The district has an area of 3,898 km². According to the provisional data of the 2011 census Indore District has a population of 3,272,335, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritania or the US state of Iowa. This gives it a ranking of 105th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 841 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,180/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 32.88%. Indore has a sex ratio of 928 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.87%(male 87.25% and female 74.02%).
The Indore District is bounded by the districts of Ujjain to the north, Dewas to the east, Khargone (West Nimar) to the south, and Dhar to the west.
Two main rivers are Chambal at the west (which originates from Vindhya range south of Mhow) and Kshipra, a tributary of Chambal at the east. Other small rivers include Gambhir and Khan, two tributaries of Kshipra.
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