Pithampur is an industrial city, and is a part of Indore Metropolitan Region.

Pithampur houses major industries and companies of Madhya Pradesh.

[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Pithampur had a population of 1,26,099.

Males constitute 58% of the population and females 42%.

In Pithampur, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.