Indore

Situated on the banks of the rivers Saraswati and Khan, Indore lies to the extreme west of Madhya Pradesh. The two rivers unite at the centre of the city where a small 18th century temple of Sangamnath or Indreshwar exists and hencr the name Indore. It is the largest city and the commercial capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India.

Demographics
Indore is among the million plus population cities of India. As per 1991 census, the population was 1,086,673.

Climate in Indore
Indore has a moderately extreme climate. In winter from November to February, the temperature is around 10 degree celcius. At the peak of winter, it can be as low as low as 2 to 3 degreee celcius. During summer from April to June, the days are hot with the temperature ranging between 35 and 40 degree celcius. Indore gets moderate rainfall during July-September.

How to reach Indore?

• Rail : Indore is an important junction for meter guage trains. There is also a terminus for broad guage. Indore is one of the few places in India, where a diamond junction is also available. It is well connected via rail to all parts of the country; daily trains run to Jammu, Mumbai, Delhi etc.
  
  
• Roads : Indore, is fairly well connected to other parts of Madhya Pradesh, and India with national and state highways.

Tourist Destinations in Ahmedabad

Rajwada	Lal Bagh	Krishnapura Chhatries
ISKON	Devlalikar Art Gallery	Indore Museum
Indore Zoo	Gommatgiri	Ralamandal
Patal Pani	Ujjain	Dewas
Sitlamata Falls	Devlalikar Art Gallery	Khajrana Ganesh temple

Education in Indore
Indore has been the education center for Central India. Many old schools and colleges are still there and many new have opened up. With the establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM-I) in Indore, students from all over India have started to explore Indore as an alternate to the best towns for education in Indore. There are other management and engineering Institutes as well in the city.

Economy of Indore

• Indore is the biggest business center in Central India and is fast becoming one of the busiest and advanced business hubs in India.
• Software boom has helped in advancement of the city and creating new jobs. It has helped companies like CSCI (formerly PMS) and Impetus and thousands of smaller and mid size companies to come up in the field of software. A SEZ is coming soon to boost software exports.
• Indore has been a hub for Soya with most major companies in Soya (inculding Ruchi Soya) operating from here.
• It is also a center for garment industry.
• It is a major center for Retailing industry.
• Indore is biggest contributor of revenue towards Madhya Pradesh govternment
• Indore is the commercial and educational capital of Madhya Pradesh and a major industrial city in Madhya Pradesh.
• The electronics complex in the city also houses offices of some of the top IT companies in the country.
• Indore also boasts of being the best shopping destination in Central India.

Major Companies in Indore

Kinetic Honda Bajaj Tempo Eicher Motors Hindustan Motors Kores India Pratap Steel Prestige Group Chirag Ingots

Indo German Tools Crompton Greaves Onida Saka Bridge Stone Dhar Textile Larsen & Turbo ( L&T) Pratibha Syntex