Mhow
Mahu | |
|---|---|
Cantonment Town | |
| Dr. Ambedkar Nagar | |
 Bhim Janmabhoomi, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Mhow | |
  Mhow Location of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh  Mhow Mhow (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°33′N 75°46′E / 22.55°N 75.76°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Indore |
| Named for | B. R. Ambedkar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Indore Metropolitan Region |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 85,023 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 453441 |
| Telephone code | 07324 |
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. In 2003, the Government of Madhya Pradesh renamed the town Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, after political reformer and town native B. R. Ambedkar.[2]
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Mhow town renamed as Dr Ambedkar Nagar". The Times of India. Bhopal. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.