Indore

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Indore

Total population

3,272,335

Air quality index

59Moderate

WeatherAvg high 87.1°F

Coordinates22.72°, 75.87°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Indore is the largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Modern-day Indore was established on the banks of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers and traces its roots to its 16th-century founding as a trading hub between the Deccan Plateau and Delhi. Following the conquest of Malwa by Peshwa Baji Rao I, the city came under the control of the Maratha Empire until its annexation by the British East India Company.Prior to Indian independence, the Kingdom of Indore was a nineteen Gun Salute Princely State of the British Raj with the Holkars as rulers.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Lata Mangeshkar

Indian singer (1929–2022)

Cyrus Sahukar

Indian television presenter

Rahul Dravid

Indian cricketer

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Latif-ur Rehman

field hockey player

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Jyotindra Jain

Indian art historian

Kumar Pallana

Indian actor (1918-2013)

Ankita Lokhande

Indian actress (born 1984)

Mushtaq Ali

Indian cricket player. (1914-2005)

Amir Khan

Indian singer (1912–1974)

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Johnny Walker

Indian actor (1926–2003)

Usha Mangeshkar

Indian singer (1935-)

Prithviraj Chavan

politician

Digvijaya Singh

Indian politician and Member of Parliament

Yeshwantrao Holkar II

Maharajah of Indore

P. N. Oak

Indian writer (1917–2007)

Durga Bhagwat

Indian writer (1910-2002)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Madhya Pradesh

• Simrol
  12.8 mi away
• Pithampur
  14.2 mi away · pop. 126,200
• Betma
  16.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Dewas
  20.6 mi away · pop. 200,000
• Hatpipliya
  27.8 mi away
• Bagli
  31.1 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Ujjain
  32.9 mi away · pop. 100,000
• Barwaha
  34 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Dhar
  36.8 mi away
• Omkareshwar
  37.6 mi away
• Barnagar
  38.6 mi away
• Mandu
  39.6 mi away

Browse all places in Madhya Pradesh →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Indore

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Indian Red Scorpion

Hottentotta tamulus

Seen 2026-05-14

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

Seen 2026-05-14

Common Gull

Cepora nerissa

Seen 2026-05-14

Asian Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Seen 2026-05-14

Cylindromyia rubida

Cylindromyia rubida

Seen 2026-05-14

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-05-14

Chalky Percher

Diplacodes trivialis

Seen 2026-05-14

Pioneer White

Belenois aurota

Seen 2026-05-14

Plains Cupid

Luthrodes pandava

Seen 2026-05-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Indore, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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