 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Pithampur" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Town in Madhya Pradesh, India
| Pithampur | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Pithampur | |
| Nickname: Detroit of India | |
  PithampurLocation in Madhya Pradesh, IndiaShow map of Madhya Pradesh PithampurPithampur (India)Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′11″N 75°41′36″E / 22.61972°N 75.69333°E / 22.61972; 75.69333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Dhar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Indore Metropolitan Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200 km (80 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 126,099 |
| • Rank | 25 |
| • Density | 630/km (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
As of the 2011 Census of India, 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. Parts of Pithampur Industrial area hosts several Large Scale Industries like Pinnacle Industries Limited.
Transport
The nearest airport is Indore.
References
- 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.
- "Info" (PDF). dcmsme.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links
| Cities and towns in Indore division | |
|---|---|
| Alirajpur district | |
| Barwani district | |
| Burhanpur district | |
| Dhar district | |
| Indore district | |
| Jhabua district | |
| Khandwa district | |
| Khargone district | |
| Related topics | |
| Cities and towns in other divisions | |