BHOPAL FACT FILE

Coordinates: 

o   Latitude: 23.26667

o   Longitude: 77.4

o   Latitude (DMS): 23° 16' 0 N

o   Longitude (DMS): 77° 24' 0 E
 

Country: India

State: Madhya Pradesh

District: Bhopal

Population: 2,958,416 (2010).

Area: 2,772 km²

Area Type: Spot feature

Civic Administration: Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Height from sea level: 427 meters (1,400 feet and 11.02 inches)

Regional Language: Hindi, Hindi-Urdu with a peculiar Bhopali accent is spoken in western and eastern parts of the city.

Literacy: 76.80%

Airport: Raja Bhoj Airport

Agriculture: 

o   Principal crops grown here are rice, wheat, soyabean, and mustard.

o   Cash Crops like cotton and sugarcane.

o   Horticultural crops that are grown are potato, onion, and garlic, along with fruits like guava, papaya, banana, oranges, mango and grapes, Lemon.

Climate: There are typically three main seasons – summer, monsoon and winter.
Summers (March to June)
Winters ( November-February)
Monsoon (Mid-June - October) 

Religion:  55% Hinduism is the major Religion observed here and 40% Muslims, while 5% include Christian, Jains, Buddhists, Dawoodi bohra. In the old city the population is predominantly Muslim.

Telecommunication: International code: +91, Local Area code: 0755

ABOUT BHOPAL

Bhopal (Hindi: भोपाल) is the capital city of one of the states in India called Madhya-Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Bhopal District and Bhopal Division. The city was the capital of the former Bhopal state. Bhopal is also known as the Lake City (or City of Lakes) for its various natural as well as artificial lakes and is one of the greenest cities in India.

When speaking about Bhopal, a glance on the history of the old city will enlighten anyone a lot. It became 'the capital in 1956', after India's freedom in 1947. 

The origin of the city dates back to the eleventh century when Raja Bhoj founded the ‘Bhojpal City’. However the Bhopal of today was built during the eighteenth century by ‘Dost Mohammed’.