Pithampur

Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

22°37′11″N 75°41′36″E / 22.61972°N 75.69333°E / 22.61972; 75.69333Country

IndiaStateMadhya PradeshDistrictDharGovernment

• BodyIndore Metropolitan RegionArea

• Total200 km² (80 sq mi) • Rank25Population

(2011)

• Total126,099 • Rank25 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

454775

Telephone code0729252Vehicle registrationMP11

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

^{[needs update]} As of the 2011 Census of India,^[2] 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.^[3] Parts of Pithampur Industrial area hosts several Large Scale Industries like Torrent Pharmaceuticals.^[3]

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.
^ ^a ^b "Info" (PDF). dcmsme.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2019.