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Indore district

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district of Madhya Pradesh, India

Key facts

Country
India
State
Madhya Pradesh
Division
Indore
Headquarters
Indore
Lok sabha constituencies
Indore , Dhar
Total
3,898 km (1,505 sq mi)
Density
1,354/km (3,506/sq mi)
Literacy
82.3%
Time zone
UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Average annual precipitation
1062 mm
Website
imcindore .mp .gov .in , indore .nic .in

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Wikidata facts

Population
3276697
Area
3989
Official website
indore.nic.in
Image
इन्दौरमण्डलम्.jpg
Households
649540
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Commons category
Indore district
male population
1699627
female population
1577070
urban population
2427709
rural population
848988
literate population
2309130
illiterate population
967567
short name
IND
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Indore district ( Hindi pronunciation: [ɪn̪d̪ɔːɾ]) 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 as Indra+Oor. 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.

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