Mhow
Mhow
Mahu | |
|---|---|
Cantonment Town | |
| Dr. Ambedkar Nagar | |
Bhim Janmabhoomi, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Mhow | |
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 after | B. R. Ambedkar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Indore Metropolitan Region |
| Elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 85,023 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| 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 -Agra Mumbai Road. It is the birthplace of Babasaheb B. R. Ambedkar . after whom in 2003, the Government of Madhya Pradesh renamed the town Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, a social political and economic reformer and town native.