# Indore District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Indore district

Indore is a district of Madhya Pradesh, the most populous of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,276,697 people** in 5 sub-districts, 24 towns and 629 villages; 74% lived in towns. The largest town is [Indore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/indore/indore/) (1,994,397).

- 3,276,697people (2011)
- 5sub-districts
- 24towns
- 80.9%literacy

## Who lives in Indore?

Indore had **3,276,697 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.5% of Madhya Pradesh's population and the largest of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 928 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 29th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 901 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 5.0 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh.

## How literate is Indore?

80.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 2nd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 87.3% and women at 74.0% — a gap of 13.2 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Indore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/indore/) (84.0%) and lowest in [Depalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/depalpur/) (68.8%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Indore do for a living?

38.7% of people worked in 2011 (women: 20.9%). Of all workers, 11% farmed their own land, 11% were farm labourers, 3% worked in household industry and 65% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 10% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 21% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sawer](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/sawer/) (61% of workers in farming) and the least is [Indore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/indore/) (8% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 11 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 65 (65%) · **■** Marginal 10 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Indore

74.1% of people lived in towns and cities (above Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 2nd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 24 towns: 10 statutory towns with a municipality and 14 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more, and 1 passed 10 lakh: [Indore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/indore/indore/). The largest is [Indore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/indore/indore/) with 1,994,397 people, home to 82% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Indore

Indore had 629 census villages, 614 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,383 people; 24 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Kodriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/kodriya/) (14,830), [Datoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/datoda/) (11,224), [Kalibillod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/depalpur/kalibillod/) (10,757), [Simrol](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/simrol/) (9,856) and [Gawali Palasya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/gawali-palasya/) (9,288).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Indore district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Indore district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> INDORE, a native state of India in the central India agency, comprising the dominions of the Maharaja Holkar. Its area, exclusive of guaranteed holdings on which it has claims, is 9500 sq. m. and the population in 1901 was 850,690, showing a decrease of 23% in the decade, owing to the results of famine. As in the case of most states in central India the territory is not homogeneous, but distributed over several political charges. It has portions in four out of the seven charges of central India, and in one small portion in the Rajputana agency. The Vindhya range traverses the S. division of the state in a direction from east to west, a small part of the territory lying to the north of the mountains, but by much the larger part to the south. The latter is a portion of the valley of the Nerbudda, and is bounded on the south by the Satpura hills. Basalt and other volcanic formations predominate in both ranges, although there is also much sandstone. The Nerbudda flows through the state; and the valley at Mandlesar, in the central part, is between 600 and 700 ft. above the sea. The revenue is estimated at £350,000. The metre gauge railway from Khandwa to Mhow and Indore city, continued to Neemuch and Ajmere, was constructed in 1876.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)850,690
- Population in 2011 (Census)3,276,697
- Change3.9× (+285%)

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Indore compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Indore · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**918

Working population ****38.7%**

**43.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Indore

Of every 100 households in Indore in 2011, 96 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Indore · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

Toilet within the home ****78%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

Tap water ****47%**

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

Use banking services ****62%**

Television ****76%**

Mobile phone ****72%**

Computer with internet ****8%**

Two-wheeler ****47%**

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

None of these assets ****8%**

Own their home ****74%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Indore

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Depalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/depalpur/) 228,101 147 3 

[Hatod](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/hatod/) 99,313 59 2 

[Sawer](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/sawer/) 197,835 125 2 

[Indore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/indore/) 2,389,511 126 12 

[Mhow](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/) 361,937 172 5 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Indore

- Indore · 1,994,397
- Mhow Cantt · 81,702
- Bangarda Chhota · 64,213
- Rau · 36,055
- Mhowgaon · 30,012
- Palda · 18,697
- Bank · 18,534
- Depalpur · 17,474
- Sawer · 16,150
- Betma · 15,999
- Bangarda Bada · 15,761
- Runji-Gautampura · 14,584
- Piplya Kumar · 10,684
- Hatod · 10,425
- Manglaya Sadak · 10,393
- Lasudiya Mori · 10,225
- Hukmakhedi · 10,165
- Limbodi · 9,488
- Ahirkhedi · 9,357
- Bhicholi Hapsi · 8,774
- Manpur · 7,621
- Santer · 6,540
- Gujarkheda · 5,409
- Sinhasa · 5,050

## Largest villages in Indore

- Kodriya · 14,830
- Datoda · 11,224
- Kalibillod · 10,757
- Simrol · 9,856
- Gawali Palasya · 9,288
- Harsola · 8,690
- Rangwasa · 8,632
- Mundla Nayata · 8,624
- Banjari · 8,313
- Kalod Kartal · 7,668
- Kampel · 7,518
- Tillor Khurd · 6,464
- Dhabli · 6,115
- Piwday · 5,892
- Bilawali · 5,678
- Dakachya · 5,593
- Shiwni · 5,564
- Nainod · 5,538
- Nihalpur Mundi · 5,456
- Dudhia · 5,384

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Indore?5: Depalpur, Hatod, Sawer, Indore, Mhow
- What is the population of Indore district?3,276,697 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Indore?Indore