Mhow

Mhow
Mahu
Cantonment Town
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Bhim Janmabhoomi, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Mhow
Mhow is located in Madhya Pradesh
Mhow
Mhow
Location of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh
Mhow is located in India
Mhow
Mhow
Mhow (India)
Coordinates: 22°33′N 75°46′E / 22.55°N 75.76°E / 22.55; 75.76
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictIndore
Named forB. R. Ambedkar
Government
 • BodyIndore Metropolitan Region
Elevation
556 m (1,824 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total85,023
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
453441
Telephone code07324

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]

  1. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Mhow town renamed as Dr Ambedkar Nagar". The Times of India. Bhopal. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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