Pithampur
title: "Pithampur" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-dhar-district", "economy-of-indore", "cities-in-madhya-pradesh"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pithampur" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pithampur |
| native_name_lang | Hindi,Malwi |
| nickname | Detroit of India |
| settlement_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Madhya Pradesh |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Dhar |
| established_title | |
| governing_body | Indore Metropolitan Region |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_rank | 25 |
| area_total_km2 | 200 |
| population_total | 1,26,099 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_rank | 25 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Hindi |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 454775 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 0729252 |
| registration_plate | MP11 |
| website | |
| official_name | Pithampur |
| :: |
| name = Pithampur | native_name = | native_name_lang = Hindi,Malwi | other_name = | nickname = Detroit of India | 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 = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = 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 | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 454775 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 0729252 | registration_plate = MP11 | website = | footnotes = | official_name = Pithampur 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
References
- Kumud Das. "Poor infra forcing firms to desert 'Detroit of India'". [[The Times of India]].
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
- "Info". dcmsme.gov.in.
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