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{{more citations needed|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pithampur
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Hindi,Malwi
| other_name =
| nickname = Detroit of India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Poor-infra-forcing-firms-to-desert-Detroit-of-India/articleshow/16474893.cms|title=Poor infra forcing firms to desert 'Detroit of India'|author=Kumud Das|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref>
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|37|11|N|75|41|36|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhar district|Dhar]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Indore Metropolitan Region
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 25
| area_total_km2 = 200
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 1,26,099
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 25
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 454775
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = [https://www.allcodesindia.in/stdcode/mp/pithampur.php 0729252]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#MP—Madhya Pradesh|MP11]]
| website = 
| footnotes =
| official_name = Pithampur
}}
'''Pithampur''' is a town near [[Dhar|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==
{{update after|2022}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.<ref name="dcmsme1">{{cite web|url=http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/DIP%20Dhar.pdf |title=Info |publisher=dcmsme.gov.in |access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref> Parts of Pithampur Industrial area hosts several Large Scale Industries like [[Torrent Pharmaceuticals]].<ref name="dcmsme1"/>
== Transport ==
The nearest airport is [[Indore]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130321004118/http://www.nppithampur.com/]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100821224814/http://pithampur.org/index.html]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhar district]]
[[Category:Economy of Indore]]
[[Category:Cities in Madhya Pradesh]]

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