Mhow
Mahu | |
---|---|
Cantonment Town | |
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar | |
Location of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh | |
Coordinates: 22°33′N 75°46′E / 22.55°N 75.76°E | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Indore |
Named for | B. R. Ambedkar |
Government | |
• Body | Indore Metropolitan Region |
Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 85,023 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 453441 |
Telephone code | 07324 |
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. In 2003, the Government of Madhya Pradesh renamed the town Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, after political reformer and town native B. R. Ambedkar.[2]