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Metropolitan Tier 2 city in Madhya Pradesh, India

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Indore: Metropolitan Tier 2 city in Madhya Pradesh, India
Indore is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the cleanest city of India 7 times in a row. It is also considered the largest education hub in central India and houses campuses of both the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Management. Indore had a population of 5,560,000 in 2025.The Indore Metropolitan Region now encompasses a total area of 9989.69 sq km covering Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Pithampur. Indore Pithampur, ranked among India’s top 5 industrial hubs, is a major center for automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturing. With 1,000+ factories and Asia’s longest test track, it drives central India’s industrial growth. Located on the southern edge of Malwa Plateau, at an average altitude of 553 metres (1,814 ft) above sea level, it has the highest elevation among major cities of Central India. The city is 220 km west of the Bhopal, 350 km east of the Ahmedabad, 480 Km from Hazira Port, Surat and 550 Km from JNPT Sea Port, Mumbai. It serves as the headquarters of both the Indore District and the Indore Division. The high court bench at Indore is a permanent bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in Indore |constituted in 1956.

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Honeymoon murder: Meghalaya Police get 7-day transit custody of Indore bizman's alleged killers; will bring them to Shillong

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Indore couple case: Raja Raghuvansi's wife Sonam was found at Varanasi-Ghazipur main road, says UP Police

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Meghalaya murder: MP CM Mohan Yadav seeks CBI probe; search on for Indore woman

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SHOCKING! 3-year-old made to fast until death in Jain ritual advised by monk; Here's what happened

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Four wedding guests killed, 8 hurt in MP crash

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Terrorists asked LIC officer to recite 'Kalma' before killing him, say kin Indore

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Tension in MP town after communal clashes over India’s cricket victory

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'Both society and govt should be ashamed': Rahul Gandhi after friend of Army officers gangraped in MP

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Madhya Pradesh CM orders strict enforcement of loudspeaker ban at religious places, leading to removal of 437 loudspeakers in Indore and 96 in Bhopal.
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Supreme Court quashes 'absurd' FIR on 'Hinduphobic' books

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Wearing sindoor duty of married woman: Court

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'Stripped, hung upside down': Kids allege abuse at Indore orphanage, facility sealed

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