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Indore district
District of Madhya Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Indian district of Indore. For the city named Indore, see Indore. For other uses, see Indore (disambiguation).
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.
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Indore district | |
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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 | ![]() |
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 |
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As of 2011, it was the most populous of the 50 districts in Madhya Pradesh.[3]