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Indore district, Madhya Pradesh

Indore is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 32.8 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Madhya Pradesh
Headquarters
Indore
Name in Hindi
इन्दौर जिला
Population (2011 census)
32,76,697
Rank in Madhya Pradesh by population
1st of 55
Area
3,989 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
821
Official website
indore.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q742938
All districts of Madhya Pradesh

Population in context

With 32,76,697 people in 2011, Indore ranks 1st among the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. That makes it the most populous of them. The least populous is Pandhurna (3,74,310).

District boundaries change. If Indore has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Indore to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh

Agar-MalwaAlirajpurAnuppurAshoknagarBalaghatBarwaniBetulBhindBhopalBurhanpurChhatarpurChhindwaraDamohDatiaDewasDharDindoriGunaGwaliorHardaIndoreJabalpurJhabuaKatniKhandwa (East Nimar)Khargone (West Nimar)MaiharMandlaMandsaurMauganjMorenaNarmadapuramNarsimhapurNeemuchNiwariPandhurnaPannaRaisenRajgarhRatlamRewaSagarSatnaSehoreSeoniShahdolShajapurSheopurShivpuriSidhiSingrauliTikamgarhUjjainUmariaVidisha

Questions people ask

Which state is Indore district in?

Indore district is in Madhya Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Indore district?

The headquarters of Indore district is Indore, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Indore district?

Indore district had a population of 32,76,697 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.