Indore is one of the main cities in Madhya Pradesh. The city is the commercial capital of the state. It is the 15th largest city in the country having a population of 1.5 million. It is geographically located in the Western part of Madhya Pradesh to the southern wings of Malwa plateau on the banks of Saraswati and Khan rivers. The city and its adjoining areas enjoy a tropical wet, humid and dry climate.
Places of Interest:
Bhimbetka Caves, Annapurna temple, Bada Ganpati temple, Omkareshwar, Lalbagh Palace, Kanch Mandir, Archaeological Museum, Crystal temple, Bada Ganpati temple, ISKCON, Deoguradia, Gomat Giri, Zoo, Birla Museum, Rajwada, Krishnapura Chhatri are some famous destinations in the city.Cities near Indore:
Kasrawad, Dhar, Banderi, Pithampur, Rajgarh, Sehore, Maksudangarh, Dewas, Hatod, Manpur, mandleshwar, Depalpur, Ujjain, Sanwer, Dhamnod, Khandwa, Barwaha, Bagli, Bhopal, Ratlam, Nagda, Maheshwar, Sanawad, Betma are some cities, towns and suburbs accessible from Indore city.Transport:
Indore is rightly situated in National Highways no. 3, 59 and 59A connecting the city with Mumbai, Agra, Ahmedabad and Betul. Beside these, State Highways links the city center with the outskirts and different parts of the state. The residents and passengers in the locality are served by both public as well as private transportations such as buses, cars, taxis, cabs and three-wheelers. The main bus terminals in the city are Sarwate, Gangwal, Navlakha and Jinsi bus terminals.The Indore rail station is under Western Railways Zone. It is in the same railway division of Ratlam. The Indore Junction BF is the terminal station connecting with major Indian cities through daily Express/Mail trains.
Indore Airport:
Indore Airport known as Devi Ahilyabai Holkar airport is located 8 km southeast from Indore city. It is accessible through buses, cars, taxis, auto rickshaws and two-wheelers. The airport has a terminal building with one runway operating domestic flights to metropolitan cities and other big Indian cities. To board long hauled scheduled flights passengers and tourists have to fly to any of these international airports of Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bhopal and Mumbai.There are several cheap direct flights to Indore from New Delhi, Bhopal, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Pune, Goa, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Chandipur, Raipur, Guwahati etc.
Airlines Linked to Indore:
- Indian Airlines
- Kingfisher Airlines
- GoAir
- JetLite
- Jet Airways
