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'''Indore''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Indore.ogg|ɪ|n|ˈ|d|ɔːr}}; [[ISO 15919|ISO]]: {{Transliteration|hi|ISO|Indaura}}, {{IPA|hi|ɪn̪d̪ɔːr|lang}}) is the largest city of the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|Indian state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] where it serves as the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous [[Indore district|district]] and [[Indore division|division]]. Modern-day Indore was established on the banks of the [[Kanh River|Kanh]] and [[Saraswati River (Madhya Pradesh)|Saraswati]] rivers and traces its roots to its 16th-century founding as a trading hub between the [[Deccan Plateau]] and [[Delhi]].[{{Cite web |url=https://imcindore.mp.gov.in/?page_id=2452 |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=imcindore.mp.gov.in |title=Indore City – Indore municipal corporation }}][{{Cite web |date=16 April 2025 |title=Indore {{!}} Shopping, Food & Sightseeing in Madhya Pradesh, India {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Indore |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en }}] Following the conquest of [[Malwa]] by [[Peshwa]] [[Baji Rao I]], the city came under the control of the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] until its annexation by the [[British East India Company]].[{{Cite web |title=IDA : Indore Development Authority |url=https://www.idaindore.org/frmHeritageofIndore.aspx |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=www.idaindore.org }}]Prior to [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]], [[Indore State|the Kingdom of Indore]] was a nineteen [[Salute state|Gun Salute]] [[Princely State]] of the [[British Raj]] with the [[House of Holkar|Holkar]] as rulers.[{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTZHXwAACAAJ&q=Holkar+state |title=Report on the Administration of Holkar State for 1944 – Indore (India) – Google Books |access-date=4 April 2014 |year=1946 |last1=(India) |first1=Indore }}] |
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'''Indore''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Indore.ogg|ɪ|n|ˈ|d|ɔːr}}; [[ISO 15919|ISO]]: {{Transliteration|hi|ISO|Indaura}}, {{IPA|hi|ɪn̪d̪ɔːr|lang}}) is the largest city of the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|Indian state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] where it serves as the [[List of state and union territory capitals in India|capital]] and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous [[Indore district|district]] and [[Indore division|division]]. Modern-day Indore was established on the banks of the [[Kanh River|Kanh]] and [[Saraswati River (Madhya Pradesh)|Saraswati]] rivers and traces its roots to its 16th-century founding as a trading hub between the [[Deccan Plateau]] and [[Delhi]].[{{Cite web |url=https://imcindore.mp.gov.in/?page_id=2452 |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=imcindore.mp.gov.in |title=Indore City – Indore municipal corporation }}][{{Cite web |date=16 April 2025 |title=Indore {{!}} Shopping, Food & Sightseeing in Madhya Pradesh, India {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Indore |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en }}] Following the conquest of [[Malwa]] by [[Peshwa]] [[Baji Rao I]], the city came under the control of the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] until its annexation by the [[British East India Company]].[{{Cite web |title=IDA : Indore Development Authority |url=https://www.idaindore.org/frmHeritageofIndore.aspx |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=www.idaindore.org }}]Prior to [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]], [[Indore State|the Kingdom of Indore]] was a nineteen [[Salute state|Gun Salute]] [[Princely State]] of the [[British Raj]] with the [[House of Holkar|Holkars]] as rulers.[{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTZHXwAACAAJ&q=Holkar+state |title=Report on the Administration of Holkar State for 1944 – Indore (India) – Google Books |access-date=4 April 2014 |year=1946 |last1=(India) |first1=Indore }}] |
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The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the [[List of cleanest cities in India|cleanest city in India]] 8 years in a row.[{{Cite web |date=20 January 2025 |title=Indore earns the title of the 'Cleanest City' for seventh consecutive year |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indore-cleanest-city-india-for-the-6th-time-in-a-row-101664649173570.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120000000/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indore-cleanest-city-india-for-the-6th-time-in-a-row-101664649173570.html |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=Times of India |language=en}} [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/destinations/indore-earns-the-title-of-the-cleanest-city-for-seventh-consecutive-year/articleshow/117392152.cms Alt URL]] It is also considered the largest education hub in central India and houses campuses of both the [[Indian Institute of Technology Indore|Indian Institute of Technology]] and the [[Indian Institute of Management Indore|Indian Institute of Management]].[{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/how-indores-unique-iit-iim-blend-is-spurring-entrepreneurship/articleshow/48497119.cms |title=How Indore's unique IIT-IIM blend is spurring entrepreneurship |access-date=18 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817231554/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/how-indores-unique-iit-iim-blend-is-spurring-entrepreneurship/articleshow/48497119.cms |archive-date=17 August 2015 |url-status=live |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=17 August 2015 |last1=Duttagupta |first1=Ishani }}] Indore had a population of 5,560,000 ([[urban agglomeration]]) in 2025.[{{Cite web |title=Indore Population 2025: Religion, Literacy, and Census Data Insights |url=https://censusofindia.net/madhya-pradesh/indore/439 |access-date=3 June 2025 |website=censusofindia.net }}][{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Rajesh |date=29 April 2025 |title=Indore, Bhopal set to become metropolitan cities: Five districts to be merged under new planning act, Dewas, Sehore to merge; CM approves draft for expansion - Madhya Pradesh News |url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/mp/news/indore-bhopal-set-to-become-metropolitan-cities-134930618.html |access-date=4 June 2025 |website=Bhaskar English |language=en }}] The Indore Metropolitan Region now encompasses a total area of 9989.69 sq km covering Indore, [[Ujjain]], [[Dewas]], [[Pithampur]], [[Nagda]].[{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=Indore Metropolitan Region plan expands to nearly 10,000 sq km |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/indore-metropolitan-region-plan-expands-to-nearly-10000-sq-km/articleshow/121171171.cms |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 }}][[Pithampur]] ranks among India’s top 5 industrial hubs and is a major center for automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing.[{{Cite news |date=3 July 2021 |title=Asia's longest high-speed track Natrax unveiled: Things to know |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/news/asias-longest-high-speed-track-natrax-unveiled-things-to-know/articleshow/84090985.cms |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 }}] With 1,000+ factories and [[NATRAX|Asia’s longest test track]], it drives central India’s industrial growth.[{{Cite web |url=https://indore.nic.in/en/about-district/ |title=About District {{!}} District Indore, Government of Madhya Pradesh {{!}} India |language=en-US |access-date=8 March 2020 |archive-date=29 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429195031/https://indore.nic.in/en/about-district/ |url-status=live }}] it has the highest elevation among major cities of Central India. The city is 220 km west of the [[Bhopal]], 350 km east of the [[Ahmedabad]], 480 Km from [[Hazira Port|Hazira Port, Surat]] and 550 Km from [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port|JNPT Sea Port, Mumbai]]. It serves as the headquarters of both the [[Indore District]] and the [[Indore Division]]. The [[Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench at Indore|high court bench]] at Indore is a permanent bench of [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]] in Indore constituted in 1956.[{{Cite news |title=NEET case: Next hearing scheduled for May 29 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/neet-case-next-hearing-scheduled-for-may-29/articleshow/121421485.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |date=27 May 2025 |access-date=4 June 2025 }}]
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The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the [[List of cleanest cities in India|cleanest city in India]] 8 years in a row.[{{Cite web |date=20 January 2025 |title=Indore earns the title of the 'Cleanest City' for seventh consecutive year |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indore-cleanest-city-india-for-the-6th-time-in-a-row-101664649173570.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120000000/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indore-cleanest-city-india-for-the-6th-time-in-a-row-101664649173570.html |archive-date=20 January 2025 |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=Times of India |language=en}} [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/destinations/indore-earns-the-title-of-the-cleanest-city-for-seventh-consecutive-year/articleshow/117392152.cms Alt URL]] It is also considered the largest education hub in central India and houses campuses of both the [[Indian Institute of Technology Indore|Indian Institute of Technology]] and the [[Indian Institute of Management Indore|Indian Institute of Management]].[{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/how-indores-unique-iit-iim-blend-is-spurring-entrepreneurship/articleshow/48497119.cms |title=How Indore's unique IIT-IIM blend is spurring entrepreneurship |access-date=18 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817231554/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/how-indores-unique-iit-iim-blend-is-spurring-entrepreneurship/articleshow/48497119.cms |archive-date=17 August 2015 |url-status=live |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=17 August 2015 |last1=Duttagupta |first1=Ishani }}] Indore had a population of 5,560,000 ([[urban agglomeration]]) in 2025.[{{Cite web |title=Indore Population 2025: Religion, Literacy, and Census Data Insights |url=https://censusofindia.net/madhya-pradesh/indore/439 |access-date=3 June 2025 |website=censusofindia.net }}][{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Rajesh |date=29 April 2025 |title=Indore, Bhopal set to become metropolitan cities: Five districts to be merged under new planning act, Dewas, Sehore to merge; CM approves draft for expansion - Madhya Pradesh News |url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/mp/news/indore-bhopal-set-to-become-metropolitan-cities-134930618.html |access-date=4 June 2025 |website=Bhaskar English |language=en }}] The Indore Metropolitan Region now encompasses a total area of 9989.69 sq km covering Indore, [[Ujjain]], [[Dewas]], [[Pithampur]], [[Nagda]].[{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=Indore Metropolitan Region plan expands to nearly 10,000 sq km |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/indore-metropolitan-region-plan-expands-to-nearly-10000-sq-km/articleshow/121171171.cms |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 }}][[Pithampur]] ranks among India’s top 5 industrial hubs and is a major center for automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing.[{{Cite news |date=3 July 2021 |title=Asia's longest high-speed track Natrax unveiled: Things to know |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/news/asias-longest-high-speed-track-natrax-unveiled-things-to-know/articleshow/84090985.cms |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 }}] With 1,000+ factories and [[NATRAX|Asia’s longest test track]], it drives central India’s industrial growth.[{{Cite web |url=https://indore.nic.in/en/about-district/ |title=About District {{!}} District Indore, Government of Madhya Pradesh {{!}} India |language=en-US |access-date=8 March 2020 |archive-date=29 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429195031/https://indore.nic.in/en/about-district/ |url-status=live }}] it has the highest elevation among major cities of Central India. The city is 220 km west of the [[Bhopal]], 350 km east of the [[Ahmedabad]], 480 Km from [[Hazira Port|Hazira Port, Surat]] and 550 Km from [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port|JNPT Sea Port, Mumbai]]. It serves as the headquarters of both the [[Indore District]] and the [[Indore Division]]. The [[Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench at Indore|high court bench]] at Indore is a permanent bench of [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]] in Indore constituted in 1956.[{{Cite news |title=NEET case: Next hearing scheduled for May 29 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/neet-case-next-hearing-scheduled-for-may-29/articleshow/121421485.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |date=27 May 2025 |access-date=4 June 2025 }}] |
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