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.

Pithampur
Town
Pithampur
Nickname:  Detroit of India[1]
Pithampur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Pithampur Pithampur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°37′11″N 75°41′36″E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Government
• Body	Indore Metropolitan Region
Area
• Total	200 km2 (80 sq mi)
• Rank	25
Population  (2011)
• Total	126,099
• Rank	25
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	454775
Telephone code	0729252
Vehicle registration	MP11

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 Pinnacle Industries Limited.

Transport

The nearest airport is Indore.