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Indore district
District of Madhya Pradesh, India

Indore district

Indore district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

Plan a trip to Indore district→From Bhopal

It is believed that the city is named after its Indreshwar Mahadev Temple, where Indra is the presiding deity as Indra+Oor. The Gupta inscriptions name Indore as "Indrapura". It is also called the administrative capital. This district forms part of the Indore Division.

How locals move

Getting around Indore district the local way

  • Get aroundAlong with traditional ways to find a taxi one can use apps like Jugnoo, Ola and Uber to book auto rickshaw and taxi.

From Wikivoyage: Indore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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