Pithampur
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Pithampur | |
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Pithampur | |
Nickname: Detroit of India[1] | |
Coordinates: 22°37′11″N 75°41′36″E / 22.61972°N 75.69333°ECoordinates: 22°37′11″N 75°41′36″E / 22.61972°N 75.69333°E | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Dhar |
Government | |
• Body | Indore Metropolitan Region |
Area | |
• Total | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
• Rank | 25 |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 126,099 |
• Rank | 25 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 454775 |
Telephone code | 0729252 |
Vehicle registration | MP11 |
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[edit]
[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[edit]
Pithampur has an Industrial area.[3] Parts of Pithampur Industrial area hosts several Large Scale Industries like Torrent Pharmaceuticals.[3]
Transport[edit]
The nearest airport is Indore.
References[edit]
- ↑ Kumud Das. "Poor infra forcing firms to desert 'Detroit of India'". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Info" (PDF). dcmsme.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.