About Indore

Indore (Hindi: pronunciation (helpinfo)) is one of the major cities in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631. It is the largest city of Madhya Pradesh, the 15th largest city in India and the 147th largest city in the world. Indore is also known as "Mini Mumbai" due to diverse population of Marathis, Sindhis, South Indians, Punjabi, Marwaris, Rajasthanis along with the local population. Indore reflects lot of similarities of Mumbai, dense crowd, shopping style, food and entertainment that is why Indore is sometimes referred as Mini Mumbai by local people only. It is also the financial centre of the state and serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. In local language the name Indore is often referred as indoor (Hindi: ) by local people. It is also...