Indore district | |
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 .jpg) .jpg)   Clockwise from top-left: Krishnapura Chhatri, Bhim Janmabhoomi in Mhow, Rajwada Palace, Patalpani waterfall, street in Indore | |
 Location of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Indore |
| Headquarters | Indore |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Indore, Dhar |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 9 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,898 km2 (1,505 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,276,697 (provisional)[1] |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 82.3%[2] |
| • Sex ratio | 924[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Average annual precipitation | 1062 mm |
| Website | imcindore |
The Indore District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is believed that the city is named after its Indreshwar Mahadev Temple, Where Indra is the presiding deity. The Gupta inscriptions name Indore as "Indrapura". It is also called the administrative capital. This district forms part of the Indore Division.
As of 2011, it was the most populous of the 50 districts in Madhya Pradesh.[3]
- ^ a b "Distribution of population, sex ratio, density and decadal growth rate of population - State and District : 2011". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Total Population, child population in the age group 0-6,literates and literacy rates by sex: 2011". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Indore" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.