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.

Indore district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Rajwada, 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	indore.nic.in/en/

As of 2011, it was the most populous of the 50 districts in Madhya Pradesh.[3]

Location

The Indore District has an area of 3,898 km²[4] and borders the districts of Ujjain to the north, Dewas to the east, Khargone (West Nimar) to the south, and Dhar to the west.

Rivers

The two main rivers of the Indore district are the Chambal, in the west, (originating in the Vindhya range south of Mhow) and the Kshipra, a tributary of the Chambal river, in the east. Other small rivers include the Gambhir and the Kanh, both tributaries of the Kshipra river.

Cities and towns

Indore is the administrative centre and main city in the district. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) is an important cantonment town in the Indore District that contains three of the Indian Army's premier training institutes, as well as the Border Security Force's Central School of Weapons and Tactics (CSWT). Other towns in Indore include Depalpur, Sanwer and Hatod.

The municipalities of Indore district are listed as follows:

• Indore
• Betma
• Depalpur
• Goutampura
• Hatod
• Manpur
• Mhowgaon
• Rau
• Sanwer

Divisions

Tehsils

The Indore district has 10 administrative divisions[5] (tehsils) :

• Bicholi Hapsi
• Depalpur
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
• Hatod
• Juni Indore
• Kanadia
• Khudel
• Malharganj
• Rau
• Sanwer

Blocks

There are also four blocks[6] in the district, with 51 police stations.[7]

• Indore
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
• Sanwer
• Depalpur

There are a total of 335 Panchayats and 649 villages in the four blocks.

Politics

In May 2019, Shankar Lalwani of Bharatiya Janata Party had been elected as the Member of Parliament from Indore constituency.[8]

The previous member of the Lok Sabha from the Indore constituency was Sumitra Mahajan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was a Member of Parliament from 1989 to May 2019.

Since parliamentary and legislative assembly constituency boundaries were redrawn in 2008, there have been nine Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Depalpur, Indore-1, Indore-2, Indore-3, Indore-4, Indore-5, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow, Rau and Sanwer.[9] Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow is part of the Dhar Lok Sabha constituency and the others are part of the Indore Lok Sabha constituency.

Electricity

The electricity in Indore district is distributed by Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited.[10]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the Indore District has a population of 3,276,697,[3] which roughly equals the nation of Mauritania[11] or the US state of Iowa.[12] This makes it the 105th most populous in India (out of a total of 640) districts.[3] The district has a population density of 841 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,180/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 32.88%.[3] Indore has a sex ratio of 928 females for every 1,000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 80.87% (male 87.25% and female 74.02%). Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 16.64% and 6.64% of the population respectively.[3]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 71.39% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 15.05% Malvi, 3.54% Marathi, 2.81% Urdu, 1.74% Sindhi, 1.39% Nimadi, 0.98% Gujarati, 0.81% Punjabi and 0.49% Bhili as their first language.[14]

Climate

Tourism

Indore district has variety of tourist spots, historical spots and natural spots for the purpose of tourism. Indore city has palaces of the erstwhile Holkar rulers.

Historical Places

The Lalbagh Palace, and Rajwada Palace, are among the historical palaces of Indore, and are reminiscent of the Holkar rule in Indore.[16]

Natural Wonders

There are a plethora of waterfalls, lakes, dams, hills and forests in Indore district. The notable waterfalls include Tincha waterfall and Patalpani waterfall. The lakes are Bilawali Lake, Sirpur Lake, Pipliapala Lake and Yashwant Sagar Dam. The Heritage Train from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar to Kalakund railway station travels through the hills and valleys and is quite a scenic route.

References

External links

• Indore District

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