Indore district

This article is about the Indian district of Indore. For the city named Indore, see Indore. For other uses, see Indore (disambiguation).

Indore district
District of Madhya Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Annpurna Temple, Bhim Janmabhoomi in Mhow, Rajwada Palace, Patalpani waterfall, Stadium in Indore
Location of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh
Country	India
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	5,276,697 (provisional)
• Density	1,354/km2 (3,506/sq mi)
Demographics
• Literacy	82.3%
• Sex ratio	924
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Average annual precipitation	1062 mm
Website	imcindore.mp.gov.in, indore.nic.in

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Indore district (Hindi pronunciation: [ɪn̪d̪ɔːɾ]) 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 as Indra+Oor. The Gupta inscriptions name Indore as "Indrapura". It is also called the administrative capital. This district forms part of the Indore Division.

As of 2011, it was the most populous of the 50 districts in Madhya Pradesh.

Indore is the administrative center of district, and largest city of Madhya Pradesh.