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Pithampur
Town
Pithampur
Nickname: 
Detroit of India[1]
Pithampur is located in Madhya Pradesh
Pithampur
Pithampur
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Pithampur is located in India
Pithampur
Pithampur
Pithampur (India)
Coordinates: 22°37′11″N 75°41′36″E / 22.61972°N 75.69333°E / 22.61972; 75.69333
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictDhar
Government
 • BodyIndore Metropolitan Region
Area
 • Total200 km2 (80 sq mi)
 • Rank25
Population
 (2011)
 • Total126,099
 • Rank25
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
454775
Telephone code0729252
Vehicle registrationMP11

Pithampur is a town near Dhar city in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Pithampur is an industrial city, and is a part of Indore Metropolitan Region. Pithampur houses major industries and companies of Madhya Pradesh.

Demographics

[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Pithampur had a population of 1,26,099. Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%. Pithampur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:- male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 47%. In Pithampur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Pithampur Industrial Area

Pithampur has an Industrial area.[3] Parts of Pithampur Industrial area hosts several Large Scale Industries like Torrent Pharmaceuticals.[3]

Transport

The nearest airport is Indore.

References

  1. ^ Kumud Das. "Poor infra forcing firms to desert 'Detroit of India'". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Info" (PDF). dcmsme.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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