Indore (district)

Indore
State	Madhya Pradesh
Division :	Indore
Administrative headquarters :	Indore
Area :	3898 km²
Residents :	3,276,697 (as of 2011)
Population density :	841 inhabitants / km²
Website :	http://indore.nic.in/

Indore ( Hindi : इन्दौर ज़िला) is a district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The 3898 km² district is located in the west of Madhya Pradesh. The district administration is located in the eponymous city of Indore .

population

In the 2011 census, the population was 3,276,697. Ten years earlier it was 2,465,827. The gender ratio is 928 women per 1000 men. The literacy rate is 80.87% (87.25% for men, 74.02% for women). The Hindus form the largest religious group with 83%. 12.67% are Muslims, 2.19% are followers of Jainism , 0.78% are Sikhs .

Administrative division

The district is divided into 5 tehsils :

• Depalpur
• Hatod
• Indore
• Mhow
• Sawer

Furthermore, the district is divided into 5 blocks . There are 312 panchayats , 622 villages.

There is a municipal corporation ( Nagar Palika Nigam ) with the city of Indore . The following Nagar Panchayats are also located in the Indore district :

• Betma
• Depalpur
• Hatod
• Manpur
• Mhowgaon
• Rough
• Runji-Gautampura
• Sawer

There is also the garrison town ( Cantonment Board ) Mhow .

history

Indore District was established in 1956 when Madhya Bharat became part of the newly established state of Madhya Pradesh. It extends over parts of the former princely state of Indore .

Web links

Commons : Indore District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• District Administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} www.census2011.co.in
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} http://indore.nic.in/

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