Indore

Indore (/ɪnˈdɔər/, Indore.ogg) is the largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the most populous metropolitan area in central India. It serves the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. A central power city, Indore exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment and has been described as the commercial capital of the central India. Located on the southern edge of Malwa Platue, Indore city is located 190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal. With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 1,960,631 distributed over a land area of just (526 km2), Indore is the most densely populated major city in central province. As more than 13 languages are spoken in Indore, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the central India. The Indore Metropolitan Area's population is the states' largest, with 2.2 million. It is the 14th in India and 147th largest city in the world.