Bhopal

This article is about the city in Madhya Pradesh, India. For other uses, see Bhopal (disambiguation).

Bhopal
Bhōpāla
Metropolis
(from top to bottom) Bhojtaal, Sanchi Stupa, Taj-ul-Masajid, Tribal Museum Bhopal, Van Vihar National Park, Museum of Man
Nickname: 
The City of Lakes
Bhopal is located in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal
Bhopal
Bhopal is located in India
Bhopal
Bhopal
Coordinates: 23°15′35.6″N 77°24′45.4″E / 23.259889°N 77.412611°E / 23.259889; 77.412611[1]
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
DistrictBhopal
RegionBhopal Division
Ward85 wards[1]
Named forRaja Bhoja
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyBhopal Municipal Corporation
 • MayorMalti Rai (BJP)
 • Member of ParliamentAlok Sharma (BJP) (June 2024 – present)
Area
[2][3][4]
 • Metropolis463 km2 (179 sq mi)
 • Metro
[5]
648.24 km2 (250.29 sq mi)
Elevation
518.73 m (1,701.87 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Metropolis1,798,218
 • Rank20th
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
 • Metro

(Bhopal + Arera Colony + Berasia urban areas)
1,917,051
 • Metro density3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
 • Metro rank
18th
DemonymBhopali
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode
462001 to 462050
Telephone0755
Vehicle registrationMP-04
Per capita GDP$2,087 or ₹1.47 lakh[6]
GDP Nominal (Bhopal District)₹44,175 crore (US$5.3 billion) (2020–21)[7]
Official languageHindi
Literacy Rate (2011)80.37%[8]
Precipitation1,123.1 millimetres (44.22 in)
Avg. high temperature31.7 °C (89.1 °F)
Avg. low temperature18.6 °C (65.5 °F)
HDI (2016)0.77 (High)[9]
Websitebhopal.nic.in

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Bhopal (/boʊˈpɑːl/; ISO: Bhōpāla, Hindi: [bʱoːpaːl] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division.[10][11] It is known as the City of Lakes,[12] due to presence of various natural and artificial lakes near the city boundary. It is also one of the greenest cities in India.[13] It is the 16th largest city in India and 131st[14] in the world. After the formation of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal was part of the Sehore district. It was bifurcated in 1972 and a new district, Bhopal, was formed. Flourishing around 1707, the city was the capital of the former Bhopal State, a princely state of the British ruled by the Nawabs of Bhopal until India's independence in 1947.

Bhopal has a strong economic base with numerous large and medium industries operating in and around the city. Bhopal is considered as one of the important financial and economic destinations in Madhya Pradesh's two strong wealth pillars, the other being Indore. Bhopal's GDP(nominal) was estimated at INR 44,175 crores (2020–21) by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Madhya Pradesh. A Y-class city,[15] Bhopal houses various educational and research institutions and installations of national importance, including ISRO's Master Control Facility,[16] BHEL and AMPRI. Bhopal is home to a large number of institutes of National Importance in India, namely, IISER, MANIT, SPA, AIIMS, NLIU, IIFM, NIFT, NIDMP and IIIT (currently functioning from a temporary campus inside MANIT).

Bhopal city also has Regional Science Centre, Bhopal, one of the constituent units of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM).

The city attracted international attention in December 1984 after the Bhopal disaster, when a Union Carbide pesticide manufacturing plant (now owned by Dow Chemical Company) leaked a mixture of deadly gases composed mainly of methyl isocyanate, leading to the worst industrial disaster in history.[17] The Bhopal disaster continues to be a part of the socio-political debate and a logistical challenge for the people of Bhopal.[18]

Bhopal was selected as one of the first twenty Indian cities (the first phase) to be developed as a smart city the Smart Cities Mission.[19] Bhopal was also rated as the cleanest state capital city in India for three consecutive years, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[20] Bhopal has also been awarded a 5-star Garbage Free City (GFC) rating, making it the cleanest State capital in the country in 2023.[21]

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  12. ^ The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 2010. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-61530-142-3. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ^ "MSN's 8 green cities of India – 7 – Bhopal". MSN India. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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  15. ^ "Re-classification/Upgradation of Cities/Towns on the basis of Census-2011 for the purpose of grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Central Government Employees" (PDF). Ministry of Finance – Government of India. 21 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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  17. ^ Taylor, Allan (2 December 2014). "Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial Disaster, 30 Years Later". The Atlantic. Retrieved 13 January 2021. Estimates of the death toll vary from as few as 3,800 to as many as 16,000, but government figures now refer to an estimate of 15,000 killed over the years.
  18. ^ Government braces for disposal of Carbide waste at Pithampur Archived 26 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India, 21 May 2014
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  21. ^ "Swachh Survekshan 2023: Bhopal ranks high in swachhata". Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Governemnt of India. Retrieved 29 July 2024.