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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

WEATHER OF BHOPAL

Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and is also known as the city of lakes. Bhopal is located in the North Western parts of the state of Madhya Pradesh in the central region of India. The summer in these parts of India can be very warm with temperature reaching as high as 54.7 'C, proper care should be taken to avoid any kind of sickness during summer. In winter the temperature drops to about the minimum of 9.1 'C hence the winters are quite pleasant with the average rainfall recorded at 1200mm.tude,

Summer Temperature: 54.7oC (maximum), 29.9oC(minimum)
Winter Temperature: 24.5oC(maximum), 8oC(minimum)
Annual Rainfall: 1200 mm (July to October)
Altitude: 499 m
Best Time to Visit: October to March