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LOC Kempegowda International Airport, ORG GVK Group, LOC India, ORG BMTC, ORG Volvo, LOC Delhi, LOC Vimanapura, LOC Devanahalli, LOC HAL Airport, LOC Bangalore International Airport, LOC Mumbai, LOC Bangalore | Bangalore is served by Kempegowda International Airport, located at Devanahalli, about 40 km (25 mi) from the city centre. Formerly Bangalore International Airport, the airport started operations from 24 May 2008 and is privately managed by a consortium led by the GVK Group. The city was earlier served by the HAL Airport at Vimanapura, a residential locality in the eastern part of the city. The airport is the third-busiest in India after Delhi and Mumbai in terms of passenger and airplane traffic. Taxis and air-conditioned Volvo buses operated by BMTC connect the airport with the city. | Bengaluru Air |
LOC Tumkur, LOC Hassan, LOC Mangalore, ORG Indian Railways, LOC Electronic City, LOC Bangalore, LOC MG Road, LOC Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station, LOC Mysore, LOC Bangalore Cantonment, ORG Rail Wheel Factory, LOC Krishnarajapuram, LOC Kadapa, LOC Guntakal, LOC Yeshwantapur Junction, LOC Baiyappanahalli, LOC Kolar, LOC Outer Ring Road, LOC Jolarpettai, LOC South Western Railway, LOC Salem, LOC Yelahanka, LOC Vimanapura, LOC Whitefield, LOC Asia | As of 2022, a rapid transit system called the Namma Metro is being built in stages. Initially opened with the 7 km (4.3 mi) stretch from Baiyappanahalli to MG Road in 2011, roads totaling 42.30 km (26.28 mi) for the north–south and east–west lines were made operational in June 2017. Phase 2 of the metro covering 72.1 km (44.8 mi) is under construction and includes two new lines along with the extension of the existing north–south and east–west lines. There are also plans to extend the north–south line to the airport, covering a distance of 29.6 km (18.4 mi).Bangalore is a divisional headquarters in the South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. There are four major railway stations in the city: Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station; Bangalore Cantonment railway station; Yeshwantapur Junction and Krishnarajapuram railway station, with railway lines towards Jolarpettai in the east; Guntakal in the north; Kadapa (only operational until Kolar) in the northeast; Tumkur in the northwest; Hassan and Mangalore in the west; Mysore in the southwest; and Salem in the south. There is also a railway line from Baiyappanahalli to Vimanapura, no longer in use. Though Bangalore has no commuter rail as of 2022, there have been demands for a suburban rail service because of the large number of employees working in the IT corridor areas of Whitefield, Outer Ring Road and Electronic City. The Rail Wheel Factory is Asia's second-largest manufacturer of wheel and axle for railways and is headquartered in Yelahanka, Bangalore. | Bengaluru Railways and Metro |
ORG KSRTC, LOC Mysore Road, LOC Shantinagar Bus Station, ORG Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, LOC Kempegowda International Airport, LOC Andhra Pradesh, LOC India, ORG BMTC, LOC Kempegowda Bus Station, LOC Satellite Bus Station, LOC Karnataka, LOC Baiyappanahalli, LOC Majestic, LOC Tamil Nadu, ORG Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, LOC Telangana, LOC Bangalore | Buses operated by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) are a staple of city public transport. While commuters can buy tickets on boarding these buses, BMTC also provides an option of a bus pass to frequent users. BMTC runs air-conditioned luxury buses on major routes and operates shuttle services from various parts of the city to Kempegowda International Airport. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation operates 6,918 buses on 6,352 schedules, connecting Bangalore with other parts of Karnataka and with neighbouring states. The main bus depots that KSRTC maintains are the Kempegowda Bus Station, locally known as "Majestic bus stand", where most of the buses going out of the city ply from. Some of the KSRTC buses to Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh ply from Shantinagar Bus Station, Satellite Bus Station at Mysore Road and Baiyappanahalli satellite bus station. BMTC and KSRTC were the first operators in India to introduce Volvo city buses and intra-city coaches in India. Three-wheeled, yellow and black or yellow and green auto-rickshaws, referred to as autos, are popular for transport. They are metered and can accommodate up to three passengers. Taxis are usually available via phone calls or online services; they are metered and generally more expensive than auto-rickshaws. | Bengaluru Bus |
ORG Bangalore Regional Transport Offices, ORG RTOs | An average of 1,750 vehicles are registered daily in Bangalore Regional Transport Offices (RTOs). The total number of vehicles as of 2020 are around 8,500,000 vehicles, and the city's roads total 11,000 km (6,835 mi). | Bengaluru Road |
LOC Lal Bagh, LOC St., LOC India, LOC Garden City, ORG Vokkaligas, LOC Halasuru Someshwara Temple, LOC Karnataka, LOC Ulsoor, ORG Lonely Planet, ORG PETA, LOC Cubbon Park, ORG Thigala, LOC Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens, PER Draupadi, LOC Ganesh Chaturthi, LOC Bangalore | Bangalore is known as the "Garden City of India" because of its greenery, broad streets, and presence of many public parks, such as Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park. In May 2012, guidebook publisher Lonely Planet ranked Bangalore third among the world's top ten cities to visit.Biannual flower shows are held at the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens during the weeks of India's Republic Day and Independence Day. Bangalore Karaga or "Karaga Shaktyotsava" is one of Bangalore's oldest festivals and is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Draupadi. It is celebrated annually by the Thigala community over a period of nine days in March or April. The Someshwara Car festival, held annually in April, is a procession of the idol of the Halasuru Someshwara Temple (Ulsoor) led by the Vokkaligas, a major landholding community in southern Karnataka. Karnataka Rajyotsava is widely celebrated on 1 November and is a public holiday in the city, to mark the formation of Karnataka state on 1 November 1956. Other popular festivals in Bangalore are Ugadi, Ram Navami, Eid ul-Fitr, Ganesh Chaturthi, St. Mary's feast, Dasara, Deepawali and Christmas.Bangalore's social and economic diversity is reflected in its cuisine. Roadside vendors, tea stalls, and South Indian, North Indian, Chinese and Western fast food are all popular. Udupi restaurants are popular and serve predominantly vegetarian, regional cuisine. Bangalore is also home to many vegan restaurants and vegan activism groups, and has been named as India's most vegan-friendly city by PETA's Indian branch. | Bengaluru Culture |
ORG Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, ORG Indian Institute of Cartoonists, LOC India, PER Kempe Gowda, ORG Indian Cartoon Gallery, ORG Veerashaiva Mathas, ORG Kannada Sahitya Parishat, LOC National Gallery of Modern Art, LOC Delhi, LOC Mumbai, LOC Bangalore | Compared to Delhi and Mumbai, Bangalore lacked a contemporary art scene until the 1990s, when several art galleries emerged, including the government-established National Gallery of Modern Art. Bangalore's international art festival, Art Bangalore, was established in 2010.Kannada literature flourished in Bangalore even before Kempe Gowda laid the city's foundations. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Kannada literature was enriched by the Vachanas (a form of rhythmic writing) composed by the heads of the Veerashaiva Mathas (monastery) in Bangalore. The headquarters of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, a nonprofit organisation that promotes the Kannada language, is located in Bangalore. The city has its own literary festival, known as the "Bangalore Literature Festival", inaugurated in 2012.The Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath is an art gallery that showcases a collection of painting, sculptures, and various other forms of art. The Indian Cartoon Gallery is located in the heart of Bangalore, dedicated to the art of cartooning, and is the first of its kind in India. The gallery conducts fresh cartoon exhibitions of various professional as well as amateur cartoonists every month. The gallery has been organised by the Indian Institute of Cartoonists based in Bangalore that serves to promote and preserve the work of eminent cartoonists in India. The institute has organised more than one hundred exhibitions of cartoons. | Bengaluru Art and literature |
ORG Shankara, ORG Ranga Shankara, ORG Raghu Dixit Project, ORG Alliance Française de Bangalore, LOC Chowdiah Memorial Hall, LOC Bangalore, ORG Swaratma, ORG Inner Sanctum, LOC Karnataka, ORG Max Müller Bhavan, ORG Bangalore Rock, ORG Agam, ORG Kathak, ORG Kalakshetra, ORG Kryptos, ORG Bharat, PER Ranga, LOC India, ORG British Council, PER Ravindra | Bangalore is home to the Kannada film industry, which produces about 200 Kannada feature films each year. Bangalore also has an active theatre culture; popular theatres include Ravindra Kalakshetra and the Ranga Shankara. The city has an active English- and foreign-language theatre scene; popular theatres include Ranga Shankara and Chowdiah Memorial Hall.
Kannada theatre is popular in Bangalore and consists mostly of political satire and light comedy. Plays are organised mostly by community organisations, but some by amateur groups. Drama companies touring India under the auspices of the British Council and Max Müller Bhavan also stage performances in the city frequently. The Alliance Française de Bangalore also hosts numerous plays throughout the year.Bangalore is also a major centre of Indian classical music and dance. The cultural scene features a diverse set of music concerts, dance performances and plays. Performances of Carnatic (South Indian) and Hindustani (North Indian) classical music, and dance forms like Bharat Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Kathak, and Odissi are very popular. Yakshagana, a theatre art indigenous to coastal Karnataka is often played in town halls. The two main music seasons in Bangalore are April–May during the Ram Navami festival, and September–October during the Dusshera festival, when music activities by cultural organisations are at their peak. Though both classical and contemporary music are played in Bangalore, rock music dominates the music of urban Bangalore; Bangalore has its own subgenre of rock, "Bangalore Rock", an amalgamation of classic rock, hard rock and heavy metal, and some jazz and blues. Notable bands from Bangalore include Raghu Dixit Project, Kryptos, Inner Sanctum, Agam, All the fat children, and Swaratma. Bangalore is sometimes called as the "Pub Capital of India" and the "Rock/Metal Capital of India" because of its underground music scene. | Bengaluru Theatre, music, and dance |
ORG NIOS, ORG CBSE, ORG King George Royal Indian Military Colleges, ORG Bangalore High School, ORG St. Joseph ' s European School, ORG Wesleyan Canarese School, PER Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, LOC Bangalore, ORG IB, ORG British Wesleyan Mission, PER George VI, ORG Bangalore Military School, ORG Central Board of Secondary Education, LOC Mysore, ORG SSLC, ORG IGCSE, ORG Paris Foreign Missions, ORG International General Certificate of Secondary Education, ORG CISCE, ORG National Institute of Open Schooling, ORG Secondary School Leaving Certificate, ORG Bishop Cotton Boys ' School, ORG Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations | Bangalore has a literacy rate of around 88%, according to the 2011 national census. Until the early 19th century, education in Bangalore was mainly run by religious leaders and restricted to students of that religion. The western system of education was introduced during the rule of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar. In 1832, the British Wesleyan Mission established the first English school, the Wesleyan Canarese School. The fathers of the Paris Foreign Missions established the St. Joseph's European School in 1858. The Bangalore High School was started by the Mysore government in 1858 and the Bishop Cotton Boys' School was started in 1865. In 1945 when World War II came to an end, King George Royal Indian Military Colleges was started at Bangalore by King George VI; the school is popularly known as Bangalore Military School.Primary, middle school and secondary education in Bangalore is offered by various schools which are affiliated to one of the government or government recognised private boards of education, such as the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), International Baccalaureate (IB), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). Schools in Bangalore are either government run or are private (both aided and un-aided by the government). Bangalore has a significant number of international schools due to large number of expats and people employed in the IT sector. After completing their secondary education, students either attend a pre-university course or continue an equivalent high school course in one of three streams – arts, commerce or science – in various combinations. Alternatively, students may enroll in diploma courses. Upon completing the required coursework, students enroll in general or professional degrees in universities through lateral entry. | Bengaluru Schools |
ORG Christ University, ORG Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, PER M. Visvesvaraya, ORG Central College, ORG SVKM, LOC Bangalore, ORG CMR University, ORG Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, ORG St. John ' s Medical College, ORG M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, ORG NMIMS, ORG Dayananda Sagar University, ORG Bangalore University, ORG Paris Foreign Missions Society, ORG University of Mysore, ORG University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, ORG M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research, ORG Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, ORG Jain University, ORG PES University, ORG St. Joseph ' s College, ORG Symbiosis International University, ORG Central College of Bangalore, ORG Jnanabharathi | Established in 1858, the Central College of Bangalore is the city's oldest college. It was affiliated originally with University of Mysore and subsequently with Bangalore University. In 1882 priests from the Paris Foreign Missions Society established St. Joseph's College. Bangalore University was established in 1886; it is affiliated with over 500 colleges and has a total student enrolment of over 300,000. The university has two campuses within Bangalore – Jnanabharathi and Central College. University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering was established in 1917 by M. Visvesvaraya and is affiliated with many private engineering colleges.
Some private institutions in Bangalore include Symbiosis International University, SVKM's NMIMS, CMR University, Christ University, Jain University, PES University, Dayananda Sagar University and Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. Private medical colleges include St. John's Medical College, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, and Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre. The M. P. Birla Institute of Fundamental Research has a branch in Bangalore. | Bengaluru Universities |
ORG Bangalore Mirror, ORG STPI, ORG Vishwavani, ORG Star TV, LOC Kannada, ORG All India Radio, LOC Bangalore, ORG Kannadaprabha, ORG VU2ARC, ORG DD Chandana, ORG Sanjevani, ORG VSNL, LOC Karnataka, ORG Deccan Herald, ORG The Times of India, ORG Vijaya Karnataka, ORG Vijayvani, ORG DTH, ORG Namma Wifi, ORG Mysore Vrittanta Bodhini, ORG Bangalore Herald, LOC M. G. Road, ORG Radio City, ORG Direct To Home, ORG Printers ( Mysore ) Limited, LOC India, ORG Bangalore Amateur Radio Club, ORG Doordarshan, ORG Prajavani, ORG Udayavani, ORG D - VoiS, LOC Brigade Road, ORG Wesleyan Christian Mission | The first printing press in Bangalore was established in 1840 in Kannada by the Wesleyan Christian Mission. In 1859, the bi-weekly Bangalore Herald became the first English newspaper to be published in Bangalore, and in 1860, the Mysore Vrittanta Bodhini became the first Kannada newspaper to be circulated in Bangalore. Vijaya Karnataka and The Times of India are the most widely circulated newspapers in Kannada and English, respectively, closely followed by the Prajavani and Deccan Herald – both owned by the Printers (Mysore) Limited, the largest print media house in Karnataka. Other circulated newspapers include Vijayvani, Vishwavani, Kannadaprabha, Sanjevani, Bangalore Mirror, Udayavani provide localised news updates.All India Radio, the Indian national state radio service, started broadcasting from its Bangalore station on 2 November 1955. All broadcasts were AM until 2001, when Radio City became the first private channel in India to start transmitting FM radio from Bangalore; a number of other FM channels have been initiated since. The city probably has India's oldest amateur (ham) radio club – the Bangalore Amateur Radio Club (VU2ARC), established in 1959.Bangalore got its first television network when Doordarshan established a relay centre on 1 November 1981. A production centre was established in the Doordarshan's Bangalore office in 1983, thereby allowing the introduction of a news program in Kannada on 19 November 1983. Doordarshan also launched a Kannada satellite channel on 15 August 1991, now named DD Chandana. Star TV was the first Bangalorean private satellite channel, starting in September 1991. Direct To Home (DTH) services also became available in Bangalore from around 2007.The first Internet service provider in Bangalore was STPI, which started offering internet services in early 1990s. This Internet service was, however, restricted to corporates until VSNL started offering dial-up internet services to the general public at the end of 1995. Bangalore has the largest number of broadband Internet connections in India.Namma Wifi is a free municipal wireless network in Bangalore, the first free WiFi in India. It began operations on 24 January 2014. Service is available at M.G. Road, Brigade Road, and other locations. The service is operated by D-VoiS and is paid for by the Karnataka state government. Bangalore was the first city in India to have access to 4G mobile internet services. | Bengaluru Media |
ORG Bengaluru FC, ORG Kingfisher Airlines, ORG UBA Pro Basketball League, PER Roger Binny, PER Syed Kirmani, PER Rahul Dravid, PER Karun Nair, PER Gundappa Viswanath, ORG Bangalore Club, LOC Bangalore, LOC Chinnaswamy Stadium, PER Winston Churchill, ORG Sherato, PER Prakash Padukone, PER . A. S. Prasanna, ORG Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, ORG National Cricket Academy, LOC Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, PER Vinay Kumar, PER Pankaj Advani, ORG FC Bengaluru United, PER Mahesh Bhupathi, PER Stuart Binny, ORG Bengaluru Beast, ORG BRFC, PER Nisha Millet, PER Maharaja of Mysore, PER KL Rahul, ORG Ozone FC, ORG E, PER Robin Uthappa, ORG Royal Challengers Bangalore, PER Venkatesh Prasad, LOC India, ORG Century Club, ORG South United FC, ORG Bowring Institute, PER Sunil Joshi, PER Rohan Bopanna, PER Mayank Agarwal, PER Brijesh Patel, LOC M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, ORG The Bangalore Golf Club, PER B. S. Chandrasekhar, PER Anil Kumble | Cricket is the most popular sport in the city. Bangalore's many parks and gardens allow for impromptu games. Many national cricketers have come from Bangalore, including former captains Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble. Some other notable Bangaloreans who have represented India include Gundappa Viswanath, Syed Kirmani, E. A. S. Prasanna, B. S. Chandrasekhar, Roger Binny, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi, Robin Uthappa, Vinay Kumar, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Brijesh Patel and Stuart Binny. Bangalore's international cricket stadium is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 40,000 and has hosted matches during the 1987 Cricket World Cup, 1996 Cricket World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The Chinnaswamy Stadium is the home of India's National Cricket Academy. The Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore is based in the city.Association football also has a significant following and has produced several notable players. The Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC are based in the city. It hosted some games of the 2014 Unity World Cup. The I-League 2nd Division clubs FC Bengaluru United, Ozone FC and South United FC are also based in Bangalore.The city hosts the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Bangalore Open tournament annually. Beginning September 2008, Bangalore has also been hosting the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open ATP tournament annually.Bangalore is home to the Bangalore rugby football club (BRFC). The city also has a number of elite clubs, like Century Club, The Bangalore Golf Club, the Bowring Institute and the exclusive Bangalore Club, whose previous members include Winston Churchill and the Maharaja of Mysore.India's Davis Cup team members Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reside in Bangalore. Other sportspeople from Bangalore include national swimming champion Nisha Millet, world snooker champion Pankaj Advani and former All England Open badminton champion Prakash Padukone.Bangalore's Kanteerava Indoor Stadium hosted the SABA Championship in 2015 and 2016. India's national basketball team won the gold medal on both occasions. Bangalore is home to the Bengaluru Beast—the 2017 vice-champion of India's top professional basketball division, the UBA Pro Basketball League.The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium and Sheraton Grand has hosted various kabaddi matches, including the entire Pro Kabaddi League Season 8. The Bengaluru Bulls is one of the teams in this league. | Bengaluru Sports |
LOC Cleveland, LOC Ohio, LOC Chengdu, LOC Sichuan, LOC Minsk, LOC San Francisco, LOC China, LOC California, LOC Belarus, LOC United States | Minsk, Belarus (1973)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (1992)
San Francisco, California, United States (2008)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China (2013) | Bengaluru Sister cities |
LOC Indore, ORG Master Control Facility, ORG NCSM, LOC Sehore, LOC Madhya Pradesh, LOC City of Lakes, ORG IIIT, ORG BHEL, ORG Dow Chemical Company, LOC Taj Mahal, ORG AIIMS, PER Nawabs, ORG IIFM, ORG AMPRI, ORG IISER, ORG National Council of Science Museums, ORG ISRO, ORG NLIU, LOC Habibganj, LOC Bhopal State, ORG Union Carbide, ORG NIDMP, LOC Bhopal, ORG WCR, LOC Taj - ul - Masajid, ORG Regional Science Centre, ORG SPA, LOC India, ORG Directorate of Economics and Statistics, ORG MANIT | Bhopal (; Hindi: [bʱoːpaːl] (listen)) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the City of Lakes due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is the 16th largest city in India and 131st 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. Numerous heritage structures from this period include the Taj-ul-Masajid and Taj Mahal palace. In 1984, the city was struck by the Bhopal disaster, one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
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, Bhopal houses various educational and research institutions and installations of national importance, including ISRO's Master Control Facility, BHEL and AMPRI. Bhopal is home to a large number of institutes of National Importance in India, namely, IISER, MANIT, SPA, AIIMS, NLIU, IIFM, NIDMP and IIIT (currently functioning from a temporary campus inside MANIT). Bhopal city is also the divisional headquarter of Bhopal division of west central railways (WCR), whose office is located at Habibganj.
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 one of the worst industrial disasters in the world's history. The Bhopal disaster continues to be a part of the socio-political debate and a logistical challenge for the people of Bhopal.Bhopal was selected as one of the first twenty Indian cities (the first phase) to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. Bhopal was also rated as the cleanest state capital city in India for three consecutive years, 2017, 2018 and 2019. | Bhopal Introduction |
PER Bhupala, PER Bhupal, LOC Malwa, PER Bhoj, LOC Fatehgarh, LOC Dhar, PER Aurangzeb, LOC Bhopal State, PER Bhoja, PER Dost Mohammad Khan, LOC Bhopal, LOC Bhoj, LOC Bhojpal, LOC Berasia, LOC Bhoj Tal, PER Kamlapati, LOC Gond, PER Khan, LOC Paramara | According to folklore, Bhopal was founded in the 11th century by the Paramara king Bhoja, who ruled from his capital at Dhar. This theory states that Bhopal was originally known as Bhojpal after a dam (pal) constructed by the king's minister. An alternative theory says that the city is named after another king called Bhupala (or Bhupal). According to yet another version, Raja Bhoj suffered from leprosy. His physician advised him to build a lake with water from 365 rivers and take daily bath in it. When such a lake was built, it was called Bhoj Tal [or Bhoj's lake]. Gradually people started calling the city Bhojpal, and finally Bhopal.
In the early 17th century, Bhopal was a small village in the Gond kingdom. The modern Bhopal city was established by Dost Mohammad Khan (1660-1726) died at the age of 66, a Pashtun soldier in the Mughal army. After the death of the emperor Aurangzeb, Khan started providing mercenary services to local chieftains in the politically unstable Malwa region. In 1709, he took on the lease of Berasia estate and later annexed several territories in the region to establish the Bhopal State. Khan received the territory of Bhopal from the Gond queen Kamlapati in lieu of payment for mercenary services and usurped her kingdom after her death. In the 1720s, he built the Fatehgarh fort in the village, which developed into the city of Bhopal over the next few decades. | Bhopal Early history |
PER Victoria, PER Begum, PER Hamidullah Khan, PER Nazar Mohammed Khan, PER Qudsia, LOC Bhopal, PER Kaikhusrau Jahan, LOC British Empire, ORG British East India Company, PER Shah Jehan, PER Qudsia Begum, PER Sikandar | Bhopal became a princely state after signing a treaty (During the reign of Nazar Mohammed Khan 1816–1819) with the British East India Company in 1818. Between 1819 and 1926, the state was ruled by four women, Begums – unique in the royalty of those days – under British suzerainty. Qudsia Begum was the first woman ruler (between 1819 and 1837), who was succeeded by her granddaughter, Shah Jehan. Between the years 1844–1860, when Shah Jehan was a child, her mother Sikandar (only daughter of Qudsia) ruled as regent. Curiously during the 1857 revolt, Sikandar supported the British, for which she was rewarded by proclaiming her as king in 1858. To give her further honor, she was given a 19-gun salute and the Grand Cross of the Star of India. The latter made her equivalent to a British person, who had been granted a knighthood. Thus she became, at that time, the only female knight in the entire British Empire besides Queen Victoria. Among the relatively minor rewards, a territory was restored to her, that she had earlier lost to a neighbouring prince.Sikandar ruled until 1868, when Shah Jehan succeeded her and was Begum until 1901. In 1901, Shah Jehan's daughter Kaikhusrau Jahan became Begum, ruled until 1926, and was the last of the female line of succession. In 1926, she abdicated in favour of her son, Hamidullah Khan, who ruled until 1947, and was the last of the sovereign Nawabs. The rule of Begums gave the city its waterworks, railways, a postal system, and a municipality constituted in 1907. | Bhopal Begum rule |
LOC Bhopal State, ORG Union of India, LOC India, LOC Bhopal, ORG Nawab, PER Shankar Dayal Sharma, LOC Hyderabad, ORG Union Government of India | Bhopal State was the second-largest Muslim-ruled princely state: the first being Hyderabad. After the independence of India in 1947, the last Nawab expressed his wish to retain Bhopal as a separate unit. Agitations against the Nawab broke out in December 1948, leading to the arrest of prominent leaders including Shankar Dayal Sharma. Later, the political detainees were released, and the Nawab signed the agreement for Bhopal's merger with the Union of India on 30 April 1949. The Bhopal state was taken over by the Union Government of India on 1 June 1949. | Bhopal Post independence |
LOC Bhopal, ORG Union Carbide, LOC Madhya Pradesh | In early December 1984, a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal leaked around 32 tons of toxic gases, including methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas which led to the worst industrial disaster in the world to date.
The official death toll was initially recorded as around 4,000. A Madhya Pradesh government report stated 3,787 deaths, while other estimates state the fatalities were significantly higher (16,000) from the accident and the medical complications caused by the accident in the weeks and years that followed. The higher estimates have been challenged by Union Carbide, however, medical staff in the city were not able to adequately record data due to the massive influx of patients. The impact of the disaster continues to this day in terms of psychological and neurological disabilities, blindness, skin, vision, breathing, and birth disorders.The soil and ground water near the factory site have been contaminated by the toxic wastes. The Bhopal disaster continues to be the part of the socio-political debate; the clean-up of environmental contamination and rehabilitation of those affected continues to challenge the people of Bhopal.The centre is seeking a direction to Union Carbide and other firms for ₹ 78.44 billion additional amount over and above the earlier settlement amount of US$470 million in 1989 for paying compensation to the gas tragedy victims. | Bhopal Bhopal gas tragedy |
LOC Malwa, LOC Vindhya, LOC New Bhopal, LOC Idgah, LOC India, LOC Shyamala, LOC Bhopal, LOC Vindhya Range, ORG Bhopal Municipal Corporation, LOC Old Bhopal, LOC Katara, LOC Lake, LOC Bhopal Region | Bhopal has an average elevation of 500 metres (1401 ft) and is located in the central part of India, just north of the upper limit of the Vindhya mountain ranges. Located on the Malwa plateau, it is higher than the north Indian plains and the land rises towards the Vindhya Range to the south. The city has uneven elevation and has small hills within its boundaries. The prominent hills in Bhopal are the Idgah and Shyamala hills in the northern region, together with the Katara hills in the southern region. There are two lakes namely upper lake and lower lake. The Upper Lake has a surface area of 36 km2 and catchment area of 361 km2 while the Lower Lake has a surface area of 1.29 km2 and catchment area of 9.6 km2. Recently, Bhopal Municipal Corporation came with a resolution to involve local citizens in cleaning, conserving and maintaining the lakes. Bhopal city is divided into two parts where one part which is near the VIP and lake is Old Bhopal (north) and the other, New Bhopal (south), where malls are mainly situated. List of pin codes from Bhopal is 462001 to 462050 which comes under Bhopal postal division (Bhopal Region). | Bhopal Geography |
LOC Bhopal | Bhopal has a humid subtropical climate, with cool, dry winters, a hot summer and a humid monsoon season. Summers start in late March and go on until mid-June, the average temperature being around 30 °C (86 °F), with the peak of summer in May, when the highs regularly exceed 40 °C (104 °F) Extreme high in May was 46.7 °C on 19 May 2016 and in June it was 45.9 °C on 7 June 2019. The monsoon starts in late June and ends in late September. These months see about 40 inches (1020 mm) of precipitation, frequent thunderstorms and flooding. The average temperature is around 25 °C (77 °F) and the humidity is quite high. Temperatures rise again up to early November when winter starts, which lasts up to early March. Winters in Bhopal are cool, and not very much comfortable like summers, with average daily temperatures around 16 °C (61 °F). The winter peaks in January when temperatures may drop close to freezing on some nights. Lowest temperature ever recorded was 0.3 °C. Total annual rainfall is about 1146 mm (46 inches). | Bhopal Climate |
LOC Bhopal, ORG Bhopal Municipal Corporation | According to the 2011 census, the population of the Bhopal city (the area under Bhopal Municipal Corporation) is 1,798,218, with 936,168 males and 862,050 females. The population of the Bhopal metropolitan area (the urban agglomeration that extends beyond Bhopal city) was 1,886,100 in 2011. The total effective literacy rate (for population aged 7+ years) was 85.24%, with male and female literacy respectively at 89.2% and 80.1%. | Bhopal Demographics |
PER Pragya Singh Thakur, PER Shivraj Singh Chouhan, ORG Majlis - e - intezamia, ORG Vidhan Sabha, ORG Bhartiya Janata Party, LOC Bhopal, ORG Bhopal Municipal Council, ORG Legislative Assembly, ORG BJP, ORG Corporation, ORG State Legislative Assembly, ORG Assembly, ORG District Magistrate of Bhopal | Bhopal is the name of the division, as well as the district and the capital city of the district. The division is headed by the commissioner and additional commissioner for the division. The division has five districts, of which Bhopal is one. Bhopal district administration is headed by the District Magistrate of Bhopal, who is the chief executive officer for the district.The city is represented in the parliament by Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, with Pragya Singh Thakur from the BJP elected in 2019. Bhopal also houses the State Legislative Assembly, or the Vidhan Sabha, which seats 230 members of Legislative Assembly. The fourteenth (and current) Vidhan Sabha was elected in December 2018. As of March 2020, the party in the majority in Vidhan Sabha is Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) with 107 seats which is led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Bhopal district elects seven seats to the Assembly, and as per delimitation in 2008, Bhopal city is represented in 6 constituencies:
It is also part of the larger urban agglomeration of Bhopal, with a population of 1,883,381. The first municipal body that governed the municipal population of the city came into being in 1907 in erstwhile Bhopal estate, and was called Majlis-e-intezamia". The first city survey was conducted in 1916 after the enactment of Municipal act. Till 1956, the area under Bhopal Municipal limit was very small, after which surrounding villages were added to it. By 1975, the municipal limit reached 71.23 square km. Bhopal Municipal Council got the status of Municipal Corporation, with total of 56 wards in 1983. | Bhopal Government and politics |
ORG Madhya Pradesh, ORG Environment, ORG General Administration, LOC Madhya Pradesh, ORG Engineering, ORG Kolar Municipal Corporation, ORG Social JusticeFood, ORG BMC, ORG MIC, PER Malti Rai, ORG Health, ORG Bhopal Municipal Corporation, ORG Power, ORG Mohalla, ORG Project, ORG Education, ORG JnNURM, PER V. S. Choudhary Kolsani, ORG Transport, ORG Library, ORG Pioneer, LOC Bhopal, ORG Revenue, LOC India, ORG Accounting, ORG Planning, PER Shashwant Singh Meena, ORG Rehabilitation, ORG M. P. U. S. P, ORG Fire Brigade, ORG Public Relations | Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the urban civic body which oversees the needs of Bhopal city. The municipal corporation follows guidelines under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956, as well as the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961. In 2015, Kolar Municipal Corporation merged with it, after having been split from it earlier. In 2019, it was announced that the corporation would be split again and a proposal was put forth to the urban administration and housing department, which was criticised by the mayor-in-council. It also proposed for indirect election of the mayor.The municipal corporation is spread over an area of 463 km2 (179 sq mi) and has a population of 1795648. The city is divided into 14 zones and 85 wards for the purpose of administration, and each ward is represented by a councillor elected for a term of five years. The winning party elects a council of members, who are responsible for various departments. Ward committees as well as Mohalla committees have been prescribed by the corporation act. In October 2016, the Pioneer reported the meeting of one ward committee in the city. Madhya Pradesh is one of the few states in India, which uses the Mayor-in-Council (MIC) system and hence the elected representatives of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation are also organised as MIC. There are multiple municipal departments in BMC such as Health and Environment; Education, Social JusticeFood and Culture; Planning and Rehabilitation; Public Relations and Library; Fire Brigade and Transport; Power; Engineering; Revenue and Project; Accounting; JnNURM; M.P.U.S.P and General Administration.Elections held for 85 wards of Bhopal Municipal Corporation on 6 July 2022 As of September 2020, the reservation of wards has been decided. The present mayor of the city is Malti Rai. In 2019, the state government changed the rules that had applied since 1988, allowing the mayor to be indirectly elected, by elected councillors. V.S.Choudhary Kolsani is the municipal commissioner of the city. Additional municipal commissioner is Shashwant Singh Meena.The municipality receives income from tax collection, assigned revenue, rental income, fees and user charges, revenue grants, income from investment funds. The budget for the year 2020-21 has been approved as Rs 2495 crore. | Bhopal Civic administration |
LOC Adampur, ORG National Green Tribunal, ORG Environment, LOC India, ORG BMC, LOC Bhanpur, LOC Bhopal, ORG Free Press Journal, LOC Adampur Chhawni, ORG NGT, ORG Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited, LOC Mandhya Pradesh, ORG Bhopal Municipal Corporation, ORG Central Pollution Control Board, ORG MPSEB, ORG Bhopal Development Authority, ORG Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board | Bhopal Development Authority is the apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in the Mandhya Pradesh, which consists of Bhopal and its influence area, and was set up in 1976 under the Bhopal Development Authority Act, 1974.Electricity in Bhopal is distributed by the Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited, the central discom of the state. It is regulated by the state electricity board, the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB), which is located in Bhopal. Fire services are provided by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation.Bhopal Municipal Corporation is responsible for planning, constructing and maintaining the water supply system within the city. Natural sources of water are surface water (upper lake, kolar reservoir, narmada river), with a significant portion of the population depending on ground water (tubewells, handpumps) as well as privately owned and unaccounted for dugwells and borewells. According to a study done in 2014, piped water supply in the city covers about 6% of the population; however, irregular and bad quality of water supply is a common complaint in the city.The system of solid waste disposal in urban areas is governed by the municipality under the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules 2000. These rules have been framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. The city of Bhopal generates 900 tonnes of solid waste. As of 2018, only 1.5% of this waste is segregated. While the municipality website states that door-to-door collection was started by BMC at each zone and ward level from 15 August 2013, Free Press Journal has reported in 2020 that the civic body has failed in the same. Bhopal has 8 transfer stations, where the garbage collected zone wise is dumped, and without any segregation, the waste is transferred to the Adampur Chhawni landfill site. In 2018, after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the BMC to clean dump at Bhanpur, which activists claim is 80 feet high and has polluted ground water up to 500 metres below, the trenching ground was shifted to Adampur. In 2019, it was announced that India's first e-waste clinic was being set up in Bhopal. BMC along with Central Pollution Control Board came together to establish this clinic which will enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste, both residential and commercial. In January 2020, the clinic was inaugurated for operations. It started initially as a three-month pilot and if the pilot is successful, the clinics will be opened in other places as well.As of 2017, the city of Bhopal produces 310 MLD of sewage per day, of which only 50 MLD is treated in the 7 Sewage treatment plants that have a capacity of 80 MLD. Most of the sewage reaches water bodies, the Upper and Lower Lake, Motia Lake, Siddique Hasan Lake, Munshi Hussain Khan Lake. There are about 800 large drains in Bhopal. About 80% sewerage water mixes with storm water drains main drains include Patra, Mandi and Hataikheda, Jatkhedi.After a gap of 25 years, the state capital's masterplan 2031 was finally released in March 2020 by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Madhya Pradesh. The previous masterplan of 1995 was valid until 2005; and Bhopal had no masterplan between 2005 and 2020. Bhopal Municipal Corporation was ranked 3rd out of 21 Cities for best governance and administrative practices in India in 2014. It scored 3.7 on 10 compared to the national average of 3.3. | Bhopal Civic utilities |
ORG Arera Colony Bangiya parishad, ORG Bharat Sevashram Sangha, LOC EIntkhedi, ORG Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, ORG TT Nagar, PER Lakshmi, ORG Bengali Speaking Hindu, LOC Dussehra, ORG TT nagar, ORG BHEL Kalibari, ORG Trilanga Kali puja, ORG Kolar Kalibari, LOC Bhopali, ORG Habibganj Kalibari, ORG Purbachal club, LOC Bhopal, ORG Sundervan Bairagarh, ORG Ijtema, PER Ravan | Diwali and Eid are major festivals in Bhopal. Gifts and sweets are exchanged and donation are made to the poor. Diwali is celebrated by worshiping the wealth goddess Lakshmi. Eid is special to the city as all the Hindus take time out to visit their Muslim friends and greet them and get treated with delicacies, the speciality of the day being sweet sewaiya. Bhopali culture is such that both Hindus and Muslims visit each other on their respective festivals to greet and exchange sweets. During Ganesh puja and Durga Puja (Navratras), idols of Ganesh and Durga are established in jhankis throughout the city. People throng to offer prayers to their deities. At the end of Navratras, on the day of Vijayadashami (or Dussehra), huge effigies of Ravan are burnt in different parts of the city. Apart from jhankis, several Bengali associations like TT Nagar Bengali association, BHEL Kalibari, Arera Colony Bangiya parishad, Sundervan Bairagarh, Purbachal club, Habibganj Kalibari, Kolar Kalibari celebrates the annual Durga puja in a huge way where large idols of mother goddess and pandals are installed and bhog is served. TT nagar Bengali association had its 65th year Durgotsav in the year 2021. Also, these associations conduct several cultural programmes and other pujas like Kalipuja, Saraswati puja etc. One of the famous kali puja in new bhopal region is Trilanga Kali puja committee which conducts kalipuja from the last 25 years.
Other places of worship and cultural activities for the Bengali Speaking Hindu diaspora includes Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama and Bharat Sevashram Sangha. Bhopal Ijtema is an annual Muslim world preachers congregation, is held at EIntkhedi 11 km from Bhopal. The annual congregation near Bhopal attracts between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Muslims globally. | Bhopal Culture |
LOC Bharat Bhavan, PER Charles Correa, LOC Taj Mahal, ORG MP Legislative Assembly, LOC Bhopal, LOC Taj - ul - Masajid, LOC Upper Lake | The Nawabs of Bhopal built several structures including the Taj-ul-Masajid and Taj Mahal palace in Indo-Islamic and European styles.
Bharat Bhavan is the main cultural centre of the city, and hosts many theatre and film festivals every year. It has an art gallery, an open-air amphitheatre facing the Upper Lake, two other theatres and a tribal museum. The Bharat Bhavan as well as the MP Legislative Assembly were designed by Charles Correa. | Bhopal Architecture |
LOC Bhopal Airport, ORG DB Corp, ORG WIPRO, ORG Caresoft Inc India, ORG Bhaskar Group, LOC Maharana Pratap Nagar, LOC Madhya Pradesh, ORG Soluzione IT Services, ORG Sutherland Global Services, LOC Bhopal District, ORG ISoft InfoTech, ORG Netlink Software Pvt Ltd., LOC IT Park, LOC Bhopal, LOC Manjul Publishing House, ORG Osmo IT Solution Pvt Ltd., ORG Directorate of Economics and Statistics, ORG Dainik Bhaskar, LOC Old City | The economy of Bhopal is heavily industrial based with pharmaceutical, automobile, textile, and production of electrical goods mostly being prevalent. Nominal GDP of Bhopal District was Rs. 44,175 crores for the year 2020–21 with a per-capita GDP of INR 1,40,729 as per the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (Madhya Pradesh). The major industries in the old city are electrical goods, medicinal, cotton, chemicals and jewellery. Other industries include cotton and flour milling, cloth weaving and painting, as well as making matches, sealing wax, and sporting equipment. The residents of Bhopal also engage in large retail businesses. Handicrafts, like zardozi and batua (a small string purse, usually used with Indian traditional dresses) are some of the products of the Old City.Bhopal is also home to the DB Corp, informally called the Bhaskar Group (named after its major publication Dainik Bhaskar), a ₹17 billion business conglomerate with a strong presence in media. Its head office is located in Maharana Pratap Nagar. While an IT Park, near Bhopal Airport, houses various software development companies and the city is expected to further enlarge its IT presence in near future with giants like WIPRO intending to establish software development centre in the city. Other Software and IT companies established in the city include Sutherland Global Services, ISoft InfoTech, Soluzione IT Services, Netlink Software Pvt Ltd., Caresoft Inc India, Osmo IT Solution Pvt Ltd., and many more.
Manjul Publishing House, located in the old city, is a major publishing house made famous by the translation of the Harry Potter series of novels into Hindi. | Bhopal Economy |
ORG Mohasa Babai Industrial Area, ORG HEG Limited, ORG Trident Group, ORG Insulators and Electricals Limited, LOC Govindpura Industrial Area, LOC Eastern Part, ORG Inox Air Products Pvt. Ltd., ORG B. S. Engineering Works, LOC Sehore, LOC BHEL Suburb, LOC Raisen, ORG Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, LOC Rajgarh, LOC Acharpura Industrial Area, LOC NH 12, ORG Lupin Limited, LOC Badiyakhedi Industrial Area, LOC Bagroda AKVN, ORG Eicher Tractors, LOC Bhopal, LOC Narmadapuram, ORG Welspun Corp. Ltd, ORG Lapp India, ORG Procter & Gamble, LOC Tamot Plastic Park, LOC India, ORG Vardhaman Industries, ORG Tafe Motors And Tractors Limited, LOC Budhni Industrial Area, LOC Mandideep, LOC Pilukhedi Industrial Area, ORG Jamuniya Khejda | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise in India, has a unit in Bhopal. It occupies a large area in the Eastern Part of the city and maintains a suburb named after it. A majority of the residents of the BHEL Suburb are employed by the unit. Govindpura Industrial Area is a huge industrial zone situated in northern limits of the city.
Mandideep is an industrial suburb of Bhopal. It is located to the south of the city on the NH 12. Manufacturing units in Mandideep include HEG Limited, Procter & Gamble, Lupin Limited, Eicher Tractors, Insulators and Electricals Limited, Tafe Motors And Tractors Limited, B. S. Engineering Works, etc.
Rapidly transforming industrial zones near Bhopal also include Bagroda AKVN, Tamot Plastic Park and Acharpura Industrial Area. With the state government providing conducive environment for setting up of manufacturing units, the industrial zones have seen exponential demand from the investors to purchase the land which are provided at heavily subsidized prices.
Bhopal also has in its vicinity Badiyakhedi Industrial Area (Sehore), Pilukhedi Industrial Area (Rajgarh), Budhni Industrial Area (Sehore), Jamuniya Khejda (Raisen) and Mohasa Babai Industrial Area (Narmadapuram). The industrial areas have attracted huge investments with companies like Welspun Corp. Ltd, Vardhaman Industries, Trident Group, Lapp India, and Inox Air Products Pvt. Ltd. already operating manufacturing plants in various industrial belts. | Bhopal Industries |
LOC Bhopal Airport, LOC Delhi, ORG TCS, LOC Sehore, LOC Madhya Pradesh, ORG NHAI, ORG ADB, LOC Central, LOC Bhopal Highway, LOC IT, ORG Asian Development Bank, LOC Bhopal, LOC Obaidullaganj, LOC Berasia Industrial Area, LOC Nagpur, ORG Wipro, ORG DPR, LOC Mandideep, LOC Jaipur, LOC Gwalior | Bhopal also has many other mega projects lined up in its vicinity. In March 2022, Madhya Pradesh government announced the development of Bagroda Industrial Area Phase-2 after observing the immense interest of investors to set up manufacturing units near Bhopal. The government has also decided to develop Berasia Industrial Area in Bhopal district, a site close to Jaipur-Bhopal Highway and Delhi-Gwalior-Bhopal Highway.
In the sphere of IT development, a mega skill park with a total investment of more than INR 1,500 crores is being built in the eastern portion of the city. The Global Skills Park, Bhopal is a highly touted project of the Central and the state government which is being funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Park is expected to be fully commissioned at the end of 2023. While the IT Park near Bhopal Airport is eying investments of software companies including TCS and Wipro. IT startups of the city are already functioning in this area.
Bhopal is set to be a crucial intermediate city under the recently announced Delhi-Nagpur industrial corridor. While a multi-modal logistics park has been proposed to take shape near Mandideep. NHAI has already prepared DPR for the upcoming ring road project between Obaidullaganj and Sehore with a cost of around Rs. 720 crores. | Bhopal Upcoming Projects |
LOC Raipur, LOC Udaipur, ORG Spice Jet, LOC Gandhi Nagar, LOC Madhya Pradesh, LOC Raja Bhoj International Airport, LOC Mumbai, LOC Bangalore, LOC VIP Road, LOC Hyderabad, LOC New Delhi, LOC Bairagad, ORG Air India, LOC Sant Hirdaram Nagar, LOC Bhopal, LOC Bairagarh, LOC Panchvati, LOC Pune, LOC N. H, LOC India, ORG Indigo, LOC Jaipur, LOC Ahmedabad | The Raja Bhoj International Airport is located near the suburb of Sant Hirdaram Nagar (formerly known as Bairagarh) and is the primary airport serving the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.There are three routes or ways to reach the airport: (1) Via Bairagad, (2) Via Panchvati, (3) Via Gandhi Nagar road (N.H 12). From within the city, VIP Road, a four lane road takes one to the airport, which lies 15 km to the north of the city. International flights began operations in 2010.
Domestic direct flight services are operated by Air India, Spice Jet and Indigo. As of January 2020, Bhopal has non-stop flights to New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Raipur.
There are no international flight from Bhopal. | Bhopal By air |
ORG West, LOC Sant Hirdaram Nagar, LOC India, LOC Bhopal City, LOC Central, LOC Bhopal, LOC Bhopal Junction, ORG Divisional Railway Manager ', LOC Rani Kamlapati, ORG DRM, LOC Railway, LOC West Central, LOC Habibganj, LOC Bhopal Division | Bhopal lies in the West Central Railway Zone. Considering both north–south and east–west train routes, it is one of the most rail connected cities in India which halts more than 200 daily trains, with a total of more than 380 trains within a week. The main stations of Bhopal are the Bhopal Junction station and Rani Kamlapati Railway station along with Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway station. The main stations are equipped with WiFi, have enough: waiting halls, refreshment centers, passenger ticket counters and ticket vending machines, vehicle parking, communication facilities, sanitary facilities and dedicated government railway police force to ensure security. Altogether the city has six railway stations within its city limits.The Divisional Railway Manager's (DRM) office of Bhopal Division is situated close to the Railway station, at Habibganj, the southern location in Bhopal City. The division falls under West Central railways. | Bhopal Rail |
LOC Indore, LOC NH 46, LOC Jabalpur, LOC Sehore, LOC Rani Kamlapati, LOC North, LOC Guna, LOC State Highway 18, LOC NH 146, LOC Kanpur, LOC State Highway 23, LOC Dewas, LOC East, LOC National Highway 46, LOC Bhopal, LOC Kushabhau Thakre Inter State Bus Terminal, LOC NH 45, LOC Berasia, LOC Jaipur | National Highway 46 forms a ring-road around Bhopal which connects it to Jabalpur in the East (via NH 45) and Jaipur to the North west. NH 146, a branch of NH 46, connects the city to Kanpur in the North . State Highway 18 connects the city with Indore (with Sehore and Dewas on the way). State Highway 23 connects the city to Guna and Berasia in the north.
An interstate bus terminus inaugurated in 2011, the Kushabhau Thakre Inter State Bus Terminal is located near the Rani Kamlapati railway station, | Bhopal Roads |
ORG BCLL, ORG Bhopal City Link Limited | The Bus Rapid Transit System, which opened in 2013, is run by Bhopal City Link Limited (BCLL). The company has identified 4 trunk and 8 standard routes in the city on which 225 buses would be operated daily (365 a day in a year), from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. 82 bus stops are built along the 24 km long corridor. | Bhopal Bhopal BRTS |
ORG Bhoj Metro | The Bhoj Metro project is under construction for the city. | Bhopal Metro Rail |
ORG NIOS, ORG CBSE, ORG CIE, ORG St. Joseph ' s Convent, ORG Delhi Public School, ORG Cambridge International Examinations, ORG Campion School, ORG The Sanskaar Valley School, ORG Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, LOC Bhopal, ORG MPBSE, ORG ICSE, ORG Shree Bhavan ' s Bharti Public School, LOC Cambridge | Bhopal has more than 550 state-sponsored schools, most of which are affiliated to the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE). In addition, there are three Kendriya Vidyalayas in the city. The city is also served by numerous other private schools affiliated to either CBSE, ICSE, MPBSE, NIOS and CIE (Cambridge).
Schools include Delhi Public School, Bhopal (CBSE), The Sanskaar Valley School (ICSE & Cambridge International Examinations), Campion School (CBSE), Shree Bhavan's Bharti Public School (CBSE) and St. Joseph's Convent (CBSE). | Bhopal Basic education |
ORG IISER, ORG CSIR AMPRI, ORG Research Institutes Bhopal | The institutes and universities headquartered in the city include:
Research Institutes
Bhopal offer a number of Research institutes. Some are under central and some under state government, including CSIR AMPRI and IISER. | Bhopal Higher education |
PER Shahryar Khan, PER Sameer Dad, ORG Pakistan Cricket Board, PER Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, LOC India, PER Jalaluddin Rizvi, PER Bhawna Dehariya, PER Fatima, LOC Madhya Pradesh, LOC Mount Everest, PER Aslam Sher Khan | Fatima Bano - female wrestling coach
Sameer Dad – National hockey player
Bhawna Dehariya – First female of Madhya Pradesh summit Mount Everest
Aslam Sher Khan – National hockey player and Member of Parliament
Shahryar Khan – Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi – Former Captain of the India national cricket team
Jalaluddin Rizvi – National hockey player and Arjuna Award winner | Bhopal Sports |
ORG Bhopal Badshahs, ORG Chandigarh Comets, PER Sameer Dad, ORG Badshahs, LOC India, LOC Bhopal, LOC Aishbagh Stadium, PER Vasudevan Bhaskaran, LOC Moscow | Bhopal Badshahs is a hockey team based in Bhopal that plays in World Series Hockey. The team is captained by Indian hockey player Sameer Dad and coached by Vasudevan Bhaskaran who was the captain of India's Olympic victory in 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Badshahs defeated Chandigarh Comets in the inaugural match of 2012 World Series Hockey 4–3. Aishbagh Stadium in Bhopal is the home ground of Bhopal Badshahs. | Bhopal Teams |
LOC Aishbagh Stadium, LOC TT Nagar Stadium, LOC Bhopal | Aishbagh Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Bhopal.
TT Nagar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium is Bhopal. | Bhopal Stadiums |
LOC Kaliyasot Dam, LOC Van Vihar, LOC Kerwa Dam, LOC Van Vihar National Park, LOC India, LOC Lakes, LOC Bhadbhada Dam, PER Wakankar, LOC Bhopal, ORG UNESCO, LOC Kolar Dam, LOC Madhya Pradesh, ORG Central Zoo Authority, LOC Halali Dam, LOC Bhimbetka Caves | Bhimbetka Caves are about 35 kilometres from Bhopal city. They have evidence of dwellings of pre-historic man during the Paleolithic era. Rock paintings in the caves are specimens of pre-historic settlements in India. There are about 600 caves, but only 12 are open for visitors. The caves are located in the midst of sal and teak forests and includes a short trail around the caves. They were discovered by Wakankar in 1957. UNESCO declared Bhimbetka Caves as a World Heritage Site in 2003.Van Vihar National Park is a national park in central India. It is located in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Declared a national park in 1979, it covers an area of about 4.45 km2. Although it has the status of a national park, Van Vihar is developed and managed as a modern zoological park, following the guidelines of the Central Zoo Authority. The animals are kept in their near natural habitat. Most of the animals are either orphaned brought from various parts of the state or those, which are exchanged from other zoos. No animal is deliberately captured from the forest.[1] Van Vihar is unique because it allows easy access to the visitors through a road passing through the park, security of animals assured from poachers by building trenches and walls, chain-link fence and by providing natural habitat to the animals.
Apart from Lakes, Bhopal also has many water reservoirs(Dams) in and around the city. The Dams are Bhadbhada Dam, Kerwa Dam, Kaliyasot Dam, Halali Dam and Kolar Dam. People of Bhopal mostly visit these places during weekends. The weather is pleasant during and post monsoon. These places are surrounded by greenery throughout the year. | Bhopal Nature |
LOC Bhopal, LOC India, LOC Museum of Man | The Museum of Man in Bhopal exhibits tribal and folk houses from all corners of India. | Bhopal Activity centres |
LOC Chowk Bazar, LOC DB City Mall, LOC Bhopal, LOC Sarafa, LOC Aashima Anupama Mall, ORG New Market, LOC MP Nagar, LOC New Market | The New Market is a commercial area in Bhopal. It is characterised by offices, new businesses and trade establishments. Notable malls include DB City Mall in MP Nagar, and Aashima Anupama Mall. Apart from New Market, people can go for shopping at Chowk Bazar and Sarafa in Old City Area of Bhopal. | Bhopal Shopping |
LOC Taj - ul - Masjid Bhojeshwar Temple, LOC Bharat Bhavan, LOC Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya Kamlapati Palace, LOC Raisen Sanchi Shaurya Smarak, LOC Taj Mahal, LOC Bhopal, LOC Natural History, PER Indira Gandhi, LOC Lower Lake, LOC Upper Lake, LOC Van Vihar National Park Bhimbetka | This is a list of tourist attractions in or near Bhopal:
Upper Lake (Bhopal)
Van Vihar National Park
Bhimbetka rock shelters
Raisen
Sanchi
Shaurya Smarak
Taj-ul-Masjid
Bhojeshwar Temple
Lower Lake (Bhopal)
Taj Mahal (palace)
Bharat Bhavan
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
Kamlapati Palace | Bhopal Tourist attractions |
ORG United Nations, PER Paul Shrivastava, PER Mohamed Barakatullah, ORG Heptulla, LOC Madhya Pradesh, PER Sadr Diwani Adalat Najma, ORG Pennsylvania State University, PER Kailash Chandra Joshi, PER Shankar Dayal Sharma, ORG Operations, ORG House of Bourbon, PER Raghuram Rajan, PER Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon, LOC Bhopal, ORG RBI, PER Munshi Hakimuddin, ORG Bhopal, PER Abdul Qadeer Khan, LOC India, PER Amit Sood, ORG Criminal, PER Anees Ahmed | Anees Ahmed – Lawyer in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and United Nations International Criminal Tribunals
Mohamed Barakatullah Bhopali – Revolutionary
Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon – Head of the House of Bourbon-Bhopal
Munshi Hakimuddin - Chief Secretary at Bhopal state, known for Sadr Diwani Adalat
Najma Heptulla – Former Union Minister
Kailash Chandra Joshi – Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Abdul Qadeer Khan – Pakistani nuclear physicist
Raghuram Rajan – 23rd Governor of RBI
Shankar Dayal Sharma – 9th President of India
Paul Shrivastava – Professor of Management & Chief Sustainability Officer, The Pennsylvania State University
Amit Sood – American physician, professor and author | Bhopal Politics, civil service, science |
PER Mohsin Bhopali, PER Bashir Badr, PER Manzar Bhopali, PER Manzoor Ahtesham, PER Asad Bhopali, PER Kaif Bhopali, PER Geet Chaturvedi, PER Javed Akhtar | Manzoor Ahtesham – writer
Javed Akhtar – poet, screenwriter and lyricist
Bashir Badr – poet
Asad Bhopali – poet and lyricist
Kaif Bhopali – poet and lyricist
Manzar Bhopali – poet
Mohsin Bhopali – poet and travel writer
Geet Chaturvedi – poet, novelist and lyricist | Bhopal Literature |
PER Shoaib Ibrahim, PER Munnawar Masoom, PER Sunil Lahri, PER Rajeev Verma, LOC India, PER Annu Kapoor, PER Divyanka Tripathi, PER Stebin Ben, PER Saumya Tandon, PER Eisha Singh, PER Shawar Ali, PER Sara Khan, PER Shakeela Bano Bhopali, PER Arshi Khan, PER Vipul Roy, PER Jaya Bachchan | Shawar Ali – Actor
Jaya Bachchan – Actress
Stebin Ben – Singer
Shakeela Bano Bhopali – film actress and the first women Qawwal of India
Shoaib Ibrahim – TV actor
Annu Kapoor – Actor, TV presenter and National Film Award winner
Arshi Khan – Actress, model
Sara Khan – Actress
Sunil Lahri – Actor
Munnawar Masoom – Qawwali singer
Vipul Roy – Actor
Eisha Singh – Actress
Saumya Tandon – Television actress
Divyanka Tripathi – Actress
Rajeev Verma – Actor | Bhopal Film, television and art |
LOC Chandigarh, PER Otto Königsberger, LOC Konark, LOC Ekamra Kshetra, LOC Puri, LOC Rourkela, LOC Odisha, LOC Eastern India, LOC Britain, LOC Cuttack, LOC Odia, LOC Golden Triangle, LOC Chakra Kshetra, LOC India, LOC Swarna Tribhuja, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Jamshedpur, LOC Temple City, LOC Kalingan | Bhubaneswar (; Odia: [ˈbʱubɔneswɔɾɔ, -ɕwɔɾ] (listen)) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Chakra Kshetra and Ekamra Kshetra (Area adorned with a mango tree). Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned because of the 700 temples which once stood there. In contemporary times, it has emerged as an education hub and an attractive business destination.Although the modern city of Bhubaneswar was formally established in 1948, the history of the areas in and around the present-day city can be traced to the 7th century BCE and earlier. It is a confluence of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain heritage and includes several Kalingan temples, many of them from 6th–13th century CE. With Puri and Konark it forms the 'Swarna Tribhuja' ("Golden Triangle"), one of Eastern India's most visited destinations.Bhubaneswar replaced Cuttack as the capital on 19 August 1949, two years after India gained its independence from Britain. The modern city was designed by the German architect Otto Königsberger in 1946. Along with Jamshedpur and Chandigarh, it was one of modern India's first planned cities. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are often referred to as the 'twin cities of Odisha'. The metropolitan area formed by the two cities had a population of 1.7 million in 2011. The Bhubaneswar metro area has a population of around a million people, and is categorised as a Tier-2 city. Bhubaneswar and Rourkela are the two cities in smart city mission from Odisha. | Bhubaneswar Introduction |
PER Iśwara, PER Lord, PER Shiva, PER Tribhubana, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Bhubaneśwara | Bhubaneswar is the anglicisation of the actual Odia name "Bhubaneśwara"(ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର), derived from the word Tribhubaneśwara (ତ୍ରିଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର), which literally means the Lord (Iśwara) of the Three Worlds (Tribhubana), which in this context refers to Shiva. | Bhubaneswar Etymology |
ORG Bhoi, LOC Udayagiri, PER Keshari, PER Mukunda Deva, PER Shailodbhavas, PER Somavamshi, LOC Orissa Province, PER Ashoka, PER Matharas, LOC Bihar, PER Mahameghavahana, PER Vishnu, PER Satavahanas, LOC Dhauli, LOC Ananta Vasudeva Temple, LOC Khandagiri, PER Karrani, ORG Eastern Gangas, PER Kharavela, PER Shaiva, LOC Cuttack, LOC Kalinga, LOC Bengal Presidency, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Kalinganagara, LOC Sisupalgarh | Bhubaneswar stands near the ruins of Sisupalgarh, the ancient capital of the erstwhile province of Kalinga. Dhauli, near Bhubaneswar was the site of the Kalinga War (c. 262-261 BCE), in which the Mauryan emperor Ashoka invaded and annexed Kalinga. One of the most complete edicts of the Mauryan Emperor, Ashoka, dating from between 272 and 236 BCE, remains carved in rock, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the southwest of the modern city. After the decline of the Mauryan empire, the area came under the rule of Mahameghavahana dynasty, whose most well-known ruler is Kharavela. His Hathigumpha inscription is located at the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves near Bhubaneswar. The area was subsequently ruled by several dynasties, including Satavahanas, Guptas, Matharas, and Shailodbhavas.In the 7th century, Somavamshi or Keshari dynasty established their kingdom in the area, and constructed a number of temples. After the Kesharis, the Eastern Gangas ruled Kalinga area until the 14th century CE. Their capital Kalinganagara was located in present-day Bhubaneswar City. After them, Mukunda Deva of the Bhoi dynasty – the last Hindu ruler of the area until the Marathas – developed several religious buildings in the area. Most of the older temples in Bhubaneswar were built between 8th and 12th centuries, under Shaiva influence. The Ananta Vasudeva Temple is the only old temple of Vishnu in the city. In 1568, the Karrani dynasty of Afghan origin gained control of the area. During their reign, most of the temples and other structures were destroyed or disfigured.In the 16th century, the area came under pachamani Mughal control. The Marathas, who succeeded the Mughals in the mid-18th century, encouraged pilgrimage in the region. In 1803, the area came under British colonial rule, and was part of the Bengal Presidency (until 1912), Bihar and Orissa Province (1912–1936) and Orissa Province (1936–1947). The capital of the British-ruled Orissa Province was Cuttack, which was vulnerabile to floods and suffered from space constraints. Because of this, on 30 September 1946, a proposal to move the capital to a new capital was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the Odisha Province. After independence of India, the foundation of the new capital was laid by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 13 April 1948.The name of the new capital came from "Tribhubaneswara" or "Bhubaneswara" (literally "Lord of the Earth"), a name of Shiva, the deity of the Lingaraja temple. The Legislative Assembly of Odisha was shifted from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar in 1949. Bhubaneswar was built as a modern city, designed by German architect Otto Königsberger with wide roads, gardens and parks. Though part of the city followed the plan, it grew rapidly over the next few decades, outstripping the planning process. According to the first census of independent India, taken in 1951, the city's population was just 16,512. From 1952 to 1979, it was administered by a Notified Area Council or a nagar panchayat; a municipality was established only on 12 March 1979. By the 1991 census, the population of Bhubaneswar had increased to 411,542. Accordingly, on 14 August 1994, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation was established. | Bhubaneswar History |
LOC Daya River, ORG United Nations Development Programme, LOC Kanjia, LOC Odisha, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Bureau of Indian Standards, LOC Eastern Ghats, LOC Kuakhai River, LOC Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, LOC Nandankanan Zoo, LOC Khordha, LOC Mahanadi River | Bhubaneswar is in Khordha district of Odisha. It is in the eastern coastal plains, along the axis of the Eastern Ghats mountains. The city has an average altitude of 45 m (148 ft) above sea level. It lies southwest of the Mahanadi River that forms the northern boundary of Bhubaneswar metropolitan area, within its delta.
The city is bounded by the Daya River to the south and the Kuakhai River to the east; the Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary and Nandankanan Zoo lie in the western and northern parts of Bhubaneswar, respectively.Bhubaneswar is topographically divided into western uplands and eastern lowlands, with hillocks in the western and northern parts. Kanjia lake on the northern outskirts, affords rich biodiversity and is a wetland of national importance. Bhubaneswar's soils are 65 per cent laterite, 25 per cent alluvial and 10 per cent sandstone. The Bureau of Indian Standards places the city inside seismic zone III on a scale ranging from I to V in order of increasing susceptibility to earthquakes. The United Nations Development Programme reports that there is "very high damage risk" from winds and cyclones. The 1999 Odisha cyclone caused major damage to buildings, the city's infrastructure and cost many human lives. Floods and waterlogging in the low-lying areas have become common due to unplanned growth. | Bhubaneswar Geography |
LOC Saheed Nagar, LOC Satya Nagar, LOC Cuttack - Puri Road, ORG Utkal University, ORG State Secretariat, LOC Lingaraja, LOC Rajarani, ORG Gandhi Park, LOC Bij, ORG Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, LOC Pandaba Nagar, ORG State Assembly, LOC Kuakhai River, LOC Lingaraja Nagar, LOC Bapuji Nagar, ORG Sainik School, LOC Unit, LOC Janpath, LOC Indira Gandhi Park, LOC Raj Bhavan, LOC Bhimatangi, LOC Temple Town, LOC Kapileswara, LOC Brahmeswara Bagh, LOC Somabaresvara Siva Temple, ORG Building, ORG Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, LOC Gouri Nagar, LOC Nilakantha Siva, LOC Market, LOC Ashok Nagar, ORG Institute of Physics, LOC Rajarani Colony, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Muktesvara, LOC Kartikesvara Siva Temple | The Bhubaneswar urban development area consists of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area, 173 revenue villages and two other municipalities spread over 1,110 km2 (430 sq mi). The area under the jurisdiction of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation covers 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi). The city is somewhat dumbbell-shaped with most of the growth taking place to the north, northeast and southwest. The north–south axis of the city is widest, at roughly 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi). Growth in the east is restricted due to the presence of Kuakhai River and by the wildlife sanctuary in the northwestern part. The city can be broadly divided into the old town, planned city (or state capital), added areas and outer peripheral areas. It is subdivided into Units and Colonies.
The old town or "Temple Town", the oldest part of the city, is characterised by many temples, including the Lingaraja, Nilakantha Siva, Rajarani and Muktesvara temples, standing alongside residential areas. Additional structures include the Somabaresvara Siva Temple and the Kartikesvara Siva Temple. The area is congested, with narrow roads and poor infrastructure. Among neighbourhoods in the old town are Rajarani Colony, Pandaba Nagar, Brahmeswara Bagh, Lingaraja Nagar, Gouri Nagar, Bhimatangi and Kapileswara.
The planned city was designed in 1948 to house the capital. It is subdivided into units, each with a high school, shopping centres, dispensaries and play areas. While most of the units house government employees, Unit V houses the administrative buildings, including the State Secretariat, State Assembly and the Raj Bhavan. Private residential areas were later built in other areas of the planned city, including Saheed Nagar and Satya Nagar. Unit I, popularly known as the Market Building, was formed to cater to the shopping needs of the new capital's residents. Later, markets and commercial establishments developed along the Janpath and Cuttack-Puri Road at Saheed Nagar, Satya Nagar, Bapuji Nagar and Ashok Nagar. A dedicated institutional area houses educational and research institutes, including Utkal University, the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology and Sainik School. Indira Gandhi Park, Gandhi Park and the Biju Patnaik Park are located in the unit.The added areas are mostly areas lying north of National Highway 5, including Nayapalli, Jayadev Vihar, Chandrasekharpur and Sailashree Vihar, Niladri vihar which were developed by Bhubaneswar Development Authority to house the growing population. With the development of the new areas such as Chandrasekharpur the city is now divided roughly into North(newer areas) and South Bhubaneswar (older areas) by the NH-5 highway.
The peripheral areas are outside the municipal boundary or have subsequently been included within the extended boundary, including Tomando, Patia and Raghunathpur. Most of these areas were developed in a haphazard manner, without proper planning. The Master Planning Branch of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority developed the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) in 2010. According to the Odisha Development Authorities Act, 1982, the Development Authority has control over the planning for municipal areas. Apart from the CDP, BDA has also created Zonal Development Plans for some of the areas under the CDP. Bhubaneswar secured the top rank in the Smart city list in India. | Bhubaneswar Urban structure |
LOC Bay of Bengal, LOC Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar has a tropical savanna climate, designated Aw under the Köppen climate classification. Temperatures in Bhubaneswar ususally range from 11 to 45 °C (52 to 113 °F). It experiences four primary seasons: winter (December to February), when temperatures can drop to 11 °C (52 °F); summer (March to May), when temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F) or higher; monsoon (June to October); and post-monsoon (November). The annual mean temperature is 27.4 °C (81.3 °F); monthly mean temperatures are 22–32 °C (72–90 °F). Summers (March to June) are hot and humid, with temperatures in the low 30s C; during dry spells, maximum temperatures often exceed 40 °C (104 °F) in May and June. Winter lasts for only about ten weeks, with seasonal lows dipping to 15–18 °C (59–64 °F) in December and January. May is the hottest month, when daily temperatures range from 32–42 °C (90–108 °F). January, the coldest month, has temperatures varying from 15–28 °C (59–82 °F). Extreme temperatures have ranged from 8.2 to 46.7 °C (46.8 to 116.1 °F).Rains brought by the Bay of Bengal branch of the south west summer monsoon lash Bhubaneswar between June and September, supplying it with most of its annual rainfall of 1,657.8 mm (65 in). The highest monthly rainfall total, 374.6 mm (15 in), occurs in August. | Bhubaneswar Climate |
ORG Department of Industries, LOC Rasulgarh, LOC Mancheswar, LOC India, ORG Government of India, LOC Bhagabanpur, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Chandaka, ORG Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, ORG Cushman, ORG World Bank, ORG Wakefield | Bhubaneswar is an administrative, information technology, education and tourism city. Bhubaneswar was ranked as the best place to do business in India by the World Bank in 2014. Bhubaneswar has emerged as one of the fast-growing, important trading and commercial hub in the state and eastern India. Tourism is a major industry, attracting about 1.5 million tourists in 2011. Bhubaneswar was designed to be a largely residential city with outlying industrial areas. The economy had few major players until the 1990s and was dominated by retail and small-scale manufacturing. With the economic liberalisation policy adopted by the Government of India in the 1990s, Bhubaneswar received investment in telecommunications, information technology (IT) and higher education.In 2011, according to a study by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, Bhubaneswar had the highest rate of employment growth among 17 Tier-2 cities in India. It has been listed among the top ten emerging cities in India by Cushman and Wakefield, taking into consideration factors like demographics, physical, social and real estate infrastructure, current level and scope of economic activities and government support. In 2012, Bhubaneswar was ranked third among Indian cities, in starting and operating a business by the World Bank.
Bhubaneswar has been traditionally home to handicrafts industry, including silver filigree work, appliqué work, stone and wood carvings and patta painting, which significantly contributes to the city's economy. The late 2000s saw a surge of investments in the real estate, infrastructure, retail and hospitality sectors; several shopping malls and organised retails opened outlets in Bhubaneswar. In the informal sector, 22,000 vendors operate in regulated or unregulated vending zones.As of 2001, around 2.15% of the city's workforce was employed in the primary sector (agriculture, forestry, mining, etc.); 2.18% worked in the secondary sector (industrial and manufacturing); and 95.67% worked in the tertiary sector (service industries).The Department of Industries established four industrial areas in and around Bhubaneswar, in the Rasulgarh, Mancheswar, Chandaka, and Bhagabanpur areas. Industrial sector in Bhubaneswar includes paper, steel, automobile, food, pharma and electronics industries. A large number of companies including Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation, Bharat Biotech, Topaz Solar, Britannia Industries, SMS Group and Jockey International have there manufacturing plant.In 2009, Odisha was ranked ninth among Indian states in terms of software export by NASSCOM, with most IT/ITES companies established in Bhubaneswar. In 2011–12, Odisha had a growth rate of 17% for software exports. According to a 2012 survey, among the tier-2 cities in India, Bhubaneswar has been chosen as the best for conducting IT/ITES business. The government fostered growth by developing of IT parks such as Infocity-1, Infovalley, STPI-Bhubaneswar and JSS STP. Infocity was conceived as a five-star park, under the Export Promotion Industrial Parks (EPIP) Scheme to create infrastructure facilities for setting up information technology related industries. Infosys and Tech Mahindra have been present in Bhubaneswar since 1996. Other software companies, firms and Multinational Companies include Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, IBM, Genpact, Firstsource, Mindtree, MphasiS, Ericsson, Semtech, Reliance Communications, PricewaterhouseCoopers , Bharti Airtel, DLF (company), Capgemini and Deloitte. It also houses the headquarters of POSCO India, a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate POSCO and Govt. of India owned National Aluminium Company(NALCO). Apart from the big multinationals, some 300 small and mid-size IT companies and business startups have offices in Bhubaneswar. | Bhubaneswar Economy |
ORG IIT Kharagpur, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC India | As per the 2011 census of India, Bhubaneswar had a population of 837,737, while the metropolitan area had a population of 881,988. As per the estimate of IIT Kharagpur, which made a development plan, the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Urban complex, consisting of 721.9 square kilometres (278.7 sq mi), has a population of 1.9 million (as of 2008). As of 2011, the number of males was 445,233, while the number of females were 392,504. The decadal growth rate was 45.90 per cent. | Bhubaneswar Population |
LOC Bhubaneswar | Effective male literacy was 95.69 per cent, while female literacy was 90.26 per cent. About 75,237 were under six. Bhubaneswar's literacy rate is 93.15 per cent—significantly higher than the national average of 74.04 per cent. | Bhubaneswar Literacy |
LOC Andhra Pradesh, LOC Rajasthan, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Jharkhand, LOC Odias, LOC West Bengal, LOC Bihar | The main language spoken in the city is Odia. However, English and Hindi are understood by most residents. Although Odias comprise the vast majority, migrants from other states like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Jharkhand also dwell in the city. Growth in the information technology industry and education sector in Bhubaneswar changed the city's demographic profile; likely infrastructure strains and haphazard growth from demographic changes have been a cause of concern. | Bhubaneswar Language |
LOC Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar is a very religiously diverse city. Hindus form the majority in the city with more than 95% of the total population, as of 2011 Census of India. Muslims forms the second largest minority with 3.3% and Christians with 0.92%. There is also a significant minority population of Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains. | Bhubaneswar Religion |
ORG Orissa Municipal Corporation, ORG Notified Area Committee, ORG Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, ORG PR & Communication, ORG BMC, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG High Court | The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) oversees and manages civic infrastructure for the city's 67 wards. It started as a Notified Area Committee in 1946 and was upgraded to a municipal corporation in 1994. Orissa Municipal Corporation Act, 2003 is the governing act. Residents of each ward elect a corporator to the BMC for a five-year term. Standing committees handle urban planning and maintain roads, government-aided schools, hospitals and municipal markets.As Bhubaneswar's apex body, the corporation discharges its functions through the mayor-in-council, which comprises a mayor, a deputy mayor and other elected members. The executive wing is headed by a Commissioner. There are 13 administrative departments under BMC: PR & Communication, Disaster Management, Finance, Health & Sanitation, Engineering, Revenue & Tax, Electrical, Environment, Social Welfare, IT and Social Projects, Establishment, Land & Assets, Enforcement & Recovery. The responsibilities of the municipal body include drainage and sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management and street lighting.The tenure of the last elected body ended in January 2019 and new elections have not taken place yet, because the High Court struck down the delimitation process that was carried out for exceeding 50% reservations of seats. Ward committees have been formed in Bhubaneswar and are very active. The Committees are responsible for issues such as public health, sanitation, street lighting and conservancy in their respective wards. There is no fixed number of members in the committees.
The processes for the municipal budget 2020–21 was initiated in February 2020, but it is unclear if they have continued after the lockdown was announced. The budget for 2020–21 was supposed to be aroound Rs. 700, an increase of 51.8% from the 2019–20 budget. The increase was supposedly to fund the various socio-economic welfare schemes in the city. The key revenue sources for BMC are: Holding Taxes, tax from advertisements, rent from municipal properties such as markets, shopping complexes, and kalyan mandaps (marriage halls), fees and user charges, and grants from state and central governments. | Bhubaneswar Civic Administration |
LOC Bhubaneswar Central, LOC North, LOC India, PER Aparajita Sarangi, LOC Central, ORG Vidhan Sabha, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Bhubaneswar North, ORG Biju Janata Dal, PER Ananta Narayan Jena, PER Ashok Chandra Panda, ORG Lok Sabha, LOC Ekamra, PER Susant Kumar Rout, ORG Bharatiya Janata Party | Citizens of Bhubaneswar elect one representative to India's lower house, the Lok Sabha, and three representatives to the state legislative assembly, through the constituencies of Bhubaneswar North, Ekamra-Bhubaneswar, and Bhubaneswar Central. The last Lok Sabha election was in 2019, when Aparajita Sarangi from Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat. The last state assembly election took place in 2019 as well, when all three Vidhan Sabha seats in Bhubaneswar were won by Biju Janata Dal: Susant Kumar Rout from North, Ashok Chandra Panda from Ekamra, and Ananta Narayan Jena from Central. | Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha Constituencies |
ORG IPS, ORG Odisha Legislative Assembly, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC Cuttack, ORG Government of Odisha, ORG Sessions Court, ORG District Civil Court, ORG Court of Small Causes, PER S. K. Priyadarshi, ORG – Cuttack Police Commissionerate | As the seat of the Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar is home to the Odisha Legislative Assembly and the state secretariat. Bhubaneswar has lower courts: the Court of Small Causes and the District Civil Court decide civil matters; the Sessions Court rules in criminal cases. The Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Police Commissionerate, established in 2008, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack area. Shri S.K. Priyadarshi, IPS is the police commissioner. | Bhubaneswar Judicial and Police Institutions |
ORG Reliance Jio, ORG Bharti Airtel, ORG Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation BMC, ORG Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, ORG Engineering Department of BMC, ORG JNNURM, ORG TATA Power, LOC Daya, ORG Public Health Engineering Organisation, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG BSNL, LOC Kuakhai, ORG Vodafone Idea, LOC Mahanadi, ORG Odisha Fire Service, ORG Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha | Electricity is supplied by the state-operated Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha. TATA Power as a private entity started Power distribution in the city by the end of 2020. Fire services are handled by the state agency Odisha Fire Service. Drinking water is sourced from the Mahanadi, Kuakhai and Daya rivers. Water supply and sewerage are handled by the Public Health Engineering Organisation. As of 2015, 35% of the city was covered by piped water connections, 1.4% of the households had metered water connection, and the extent of non-revenue water in the city ran to 62.5%. The Engineering Department of BMC creates and maintains roads.
26.7% of the city is covered by sewage network, while more than 50% of the households are dependent on onsite containment systems, such as septic tanks. There is no sewage treatment plant in Bhubaneswar right now, but one is being built using JNNURM funds. The waste from the limited sewage network flows untreated into the Daya river. There is one septage treatment plant for fecal sludge with a capacity of 75 KLD.The municipal corporation is responsible for the solid waste management in the city. The average municipal waste generated in the city is 480 kg/m3 for wet waste and 600 kg/m3 for wet waste. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation BMC has introduced door to door collection through battery operated garbage collection vehicle. It is trying to introduce segregation at source by providing two waste bins to every household, one each for dry and wet waste. Landfilling is the most common method of waste disposal in Bhubaneswar. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, or BSNL, as well as private enterprises, among them Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, are the leading telephone, cell phone and internet service providers in the city. | Bhubaneswar Public utilities |
ORG Utkal University Bhubaneswar, LOC India, ORG NISER Bhubaneswar, ORG AIIMS Bhubaneswar, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG IIT Bhubaneswar, LOC Eastern India, LOC Odisha, LOC Eastern Region, ORG NIFT Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar is a centre for higher education in the Eastern Region and is considered the education hub of Eastern India with several government and privately funded Universities and colleges. IIT Bhubaneswar, NISER Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Bhubaneswar and NIFT Bhubaneswar are some of the elite institutions of country which are located in the city. Utkal University Bhubaneswar is the oldest university in Odisha and the 17th oldest university in India. | Bhubaneswar Education |
ORG CBSE, ORG St. Joseph ' s High School, ORG CHSE, ORG Bhubaneswar Government High School, ORG Badagada Government High School, LOC Unit, ORG Sai International School, LOC Chandrasekharpur, ORG Sainik, ORG Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, ORG Loyola School, LOC Odisha, ORG Saheed, ORG BSE, ORG VT, ORG Bhubaneswar Capital High School, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG DAV Public School, ORG D. A. V. Public School | Odia and English are the primary languages of instruction. Schools in Bhubaneswar follow the "10+2+3" plan for Regular Graduates and "10+2+4" plan for Technical studies. Schools in Bhubaneswar are either run by the state government or private organisations. Students typically enroll in schools that are affiliated with any of the following mediums of education.
BSE, Odisha
CHSE, Odisha
CBSE
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
SCTE&VT, OdishaNotable union government schools in the city include
Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Bhubaneswar,
Sainik SchoolNotable state government schools in the city include
Badagada Government High School, Bhubaneswar
Capital High School, Bhubaneswar
Government High School, Saheed NagarNotable private schools in the city include
DAV Public School, Unit-8, Bhubaneswar,
D.A.V. Public School, Chandrasekharpur,
Loyola School, Bhubaneswar,
Sai International School, Bhubaneswar,
St. Joseph's High School, Bhubaneswar, | Bhubaneswar Primary and secondary education |
ORG Ministry of Human Resource Development, LOC Bhubaneswar, LOC India | Several colleges are affiliated with universities or institution based in Bhubaneswar or elsewhere in India. Most offer a wide range of programs in STEM and applied research and are rated highly by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, India. | Bhubaneswar Higher education |
ORG IndianOil, ORG Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, ORG Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, ORG Orissa Engineering College, ORG IIIT, LOC Mumbai, ORG National Institute of Science Education and Research, ORG National Institute of Fashion Technology, ORG NIFT, ORG IIT Kharagpur, ORG Eastern Academy of Science and Technology, ORG Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar Institute of Chemical Technology, ORG International Institute of Information Technology, ORG Institute of Physics, ORG IMMT, ORG NISER, ORG Regional Institute of Education, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, ORG C. V. Raman Global University, ORG RRL | C. V. Raman Global University
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture
Eastern Academy of Science and Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (off campus in collaboration with IndianOil and IIT Kharagpur)
Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT, erstwhile RRL)
Institute of Physics
International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar (IIIT-BBSR or IIIT-BH)
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)
Orissa Engineering College
Regional Institute of Education | Bhubaneswar Engineering and applied sciences institutions |
ORG Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Sum, ORG All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar Hi - Tech Medical College & Hospital, ORG Institute of Medical Sciences, LOC Hospital | All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar
Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences
Regional Medical Research Center | Bhubaneswar Medical institutions |
ORG Bhuneshwar Branch, ORG EIRC, ORG Regional College of Management Siksha ' O ' Anusandhan Utkal, ORG Odisha State Open University Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, ORG BBSR, ORG University of Culture Utkal University, ORG BH, ORG Xavier UniversityProfessional Institute, ORG Bhubaneswar Chapter, ORG Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, ORG Odisha University of Technology and Research, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Birla Global University, ORG International Institute of Information Technology, ORG Institute of Cost Accountants of India, ORG Rama Devi Women ' s University, ORG Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, ORG Centurion University of Technology and Management | Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar
Odisha University of Technology and Research
International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar (IIIT-BBSR or IIIT-BH)
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Odisha State Open University
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
Rama Devi Women's University
Regional College of Management
Siksha 'O' Anusandhan
Utkal University of Culture
Utkal University
Xavier UniversityProfessional Institute
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India -Bhubaneswar Chapter, Bhubaneswar.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India-Bhuneshwar Branch of EIRC | Bhubaneswar Universities |
ORG Eastern Regional Centre of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, ORG NCDS, ORG ATC, ORG IATA Authorised Training Centre, ORG IITTM, ORG Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, LOC Gwalior | Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCDS)Tourism education is another field of study emerging. The Eastern Regional Centre of Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), the second in the country after Gwalior, was established in 1996. One IATA Authorised Training Centre (ATC) is also located in the city premises. Several regional management educational institutions also have travel and tourism related courses in their curriculum. | Bhubaneswar Think tanks / Research institutes |
ORG Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited, ORG Hero Cycles, ORG Mo Cycle, ORG BSCL, PER Naveen Patnaik, ORG CRUT, ORG Capital Region Urban Transport, ORG Hexi, ORG Yulu, ORG Yaana | A public bicycle sharing project named Mo Cycle has been started by the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) and the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT). The scheme aims to reduce traffic congestion, promote non-motorized transport in the city and ensure better last mile connectivity. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik in November 2011 inaugurated Mo Cycle.
Around 400 cycle stands have been set up across the city. Around 2,000 bicycles have been ordered from three companies – Hexi, Yaana and Yulu. Hexi (from Hero Cycles) will provide 1,000 bicycles and Yaana and Yulu will provide 500 each. The availability of rentals Bicycles are accessed by the Dedicated mobile app – "mo app". | Bhubaneswar Bicycle |
LOC AH, LOC National, LOC Jharkhand, LOC Chhattisgarh, LOC Asian, LOC NH, LOC Puri, LOC Barmunda, LOC State Highway, LOC West Bengal, ORG Odisha State Road Transport Corporation, ORG Mo Bus, LOC Andhra Pradesh, ORG Capital Region Urban Transport, ORG CRUT, LOC Odisha, LOC NH 203, ORG My Bus, LOC Chennai, LOC Cuttack, LOC Kolkata, LOC Golden, LOC India, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG OSRTC | Internal public transport is maintained by "Mo Bus (My Bus)" service administrated by CRUT(Capital Region Urban Transport) along with connecting nearest cities like Cuttack and Puri.
The headquarters of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) is in Bhubaneswar. The main Bhubaneswar inter-state bus terminus is at Barmunda, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the city centre, from where OSRTC and private operators run buses connecting Bhubaneswar to cities in Odisha and with the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. Bhubaneswar is connected to the rest of Odisha and India by National Highway-NH 16, which is a part of the Kolkata-Chennai prong of the Golden Quadrilateral, NH 203, State Highway 13 (Odisha) and State Highway 27 (Odisha). Asian Highway- AH 45 passes through the city. | Bhubaneswar Bus |
LOC Puri, LOC India, ORG Bhubaneswar Development Authority, LOC Baramunda, LOC Odisha, ORG ISBT, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Inter State Bus Terminus, LOC Raipur, LOC Ranchi, ORG Mo, LOC Hyderabad, LOC Visakhapatnam, ORG Capital Region Urban Transport Authority, LOC Cuttack, LOC Kolkata, LOC Khordha | Bhubaneswar has roads in grid form in the central city. Bhubaneswar has approximately 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) of roads, with average road density of 11.82 square kilometres (4.56 sq mi). Baramunda Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is the major bus terminus in the city from where buses ply to all the districts in Odisha as well as to neighbouring state's cities like Hyderabad, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Raipur and Ranchi. City bus service (Mo Bus) runs across Bhubaneswar by Capital Region Urban Transport Authority run by Bhubaneswar Development Authority . A fleet of 300+ buses cover all major destinations including Cuttack, Puri and Khordha. Auto rickshaws are available for hire and on a share basis throughout the city. In parts of the city, cycle rickshaws offer short trips. To ease traffic jams, over-bridges at major road junctions and expansion of roads are under construction. In a study of six cities in India, Bhubaneswar was ranked third concerning pedestrian infrastructure. The city scored 50 points out of a maximum of 100. | Bhubaneswar Road |
LOC Barang, ORG East Coast Railway, LOC New Bhubaneswar, LOC Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar has the following stations:
The East Coast Railway has its headquarters in Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar railway station is one of the main stations of the Indian railway network. It is connected to major cities by daily express and passenger trains and daily service to all metro cities is available from here. However, the station is overloaded by existing traffic. Currently, the station has six platforms. There are plans to add two more platforms.A satellite station New Bhubaneswar railway station is opened near Barang in July 2018 to decongest the existing installation. | Bhubaneswar Railway Station |
LOC Bangalore, LOC Biju Patnaik International Airport, LOC BBI, LOC Odisha, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Air India, LOC Delhi, LOC Vishakhapatnam, ORG Indigo, LOC Hyderabad, LOC Chennai, ORG Vistara, ORG AirAsia Berhad, ORG VEBS, LOC Kolkata, LOC Mumbai, ORG AirAsia India, LOC Bhubaneswar Airport | Biju Patnaik International Airport (IATA: BBI, ICAO: VEBS) also known as Bhubaneswar Airport, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the city centre, is the major and sole international airport in Odisha. There are daily domestic flights from Bhubaneswar to Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam, Chennai and Bangalore.The major carriers from Bhubaneswar are Indigo, Vistara, AirAsia Berhad, AirAsia India and Air India. In March 2013, a new domestic terminal with a capacity of handling 30 million passengers per year was inaugurated to handle increased air traffic. On 10 July 2015, the first international flight took off from terminal 2 of Biju Patnaik International Airport. | Bhubaneswar Airport |
LOC Udayagiri, ORG Japan Buddha Sangha, PER Ashoka, LOC ISKCON, LOC Muktesvara Temple, LOC Kukutesvara Siva Temple, LOC Dhauli, LOC Ananta Vasudeva Temple, LOC Khandagiri, LOC Cuttack, LOC Rajarani Temple, PER Shiva, LOC Peace Pagoda, LOC India, LOC Ram Mandir, LOC Lingaraja Temple, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Ollywood, ORG Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha | Bhubaneswar is supposed to have had over one thousand temples, earning the tag of the 'Temple City of India'. Temples are made in the Kalinga architectural style with a pine spire that curves up to a point over the sanctum housing the presiding deity and a pyramid-covered hall where people sit and pray.
Famous temples include Lingaraja Temple, Muktesvara Temple, Rajarani Temple, Ananta Vasudeva Temple. The Kukutesvara Siva Temple is a small, 1000-year-old shrine to Shiva.
The twin hills of Khandagiri and Udayagiri, served as the site of an ancient Jaina monastery which was carved into cave-like chambers in the face of the hill. These caves, with artistic carvings, date back to the 2nd century BCE. Dhauli hills has major edicts of Ashoka engraved on a mass of rock and a white Peace Pagoda was built by the Japan Buddha Sangha and the Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha in the 1970s. Apart from the ancient temples, other important temples were built in recent times include Ram Mandir and ISKCON.
Bhubaneswar along with Cuttack is the home of the Odia cinema industry, dubbed "Ollywood", where most of the state's film studios are situated.
Odia culture survives in the form of Classical Odissi dance, handicrafts, sand artistry and sculpturing as well as theatre and music. Boundary walls and gardens are increasingly being redone to depict the folk art of the state. Odissi, the oldest of the eight surviving classical dance forms of India can be traced from archaeological evidence from the temples in Bhubaneswar. | Bhubaneswar Culture |
ORG Srjan, PER Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Odissi, LOC Rabindra Mandapa | Odissi dance is generally accompanied by Odissi music. Srjan, the Odissi dance academy founded by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, the legendary Odissi dancer is found here. The Rabindra Mandapa in central Bhubaneswar plays host to cultural engagements, theatre and private functions. | Bhubaneswar Odissi dance |
LOC Ekamra Haat, LOC Pathani Samanta Planetarium, LOC Regional Museum of Natural History, LOC State Handicrafts Museum, LOC Tribal Research Institute Museum, LOC Ocean World, ORG World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, LOC Odisha State Museum, LOC Regional Plant, LOC Ekamra Kanan, LOC Nandankanan Zoological Park, LOC Odisha, LOC Regional Science Center, LOC State Botanical Garden, LOC Odia, ORG Resource, LOC India, LOC Nicco Park, LOC Center | Though Odia women traditionally wear the sari, shalwar kameez and of late, Western attire is gaining acceptance among younger women. Western-style dress has greater acceptance among men, although the traditional dhoti and kurta are seen during festivals.The Odisha State Museum offers archaeological artefacts, weapons, local arts and crafts as well as insights into Odisha's natural and indigenous history. The Tribal Research Institute Museum hosts authentic tribal dwellings created by tribal craftsmen. Nandankanan Zoological Park, located on the northern outskirt of the city, is India's first zoo to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The State Botanical Garden (Odisha) and Regional Plant Resource Center, popularly known as Ekamra Kanan, a park and botanical garden, has a large collection of exotic and regional fauna. The Ekamra Haat is a hand-loom and handicrafts market. Nicco Park and Ocean World are amusement parks. Other museums include Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Regional Museum of Natural History, Regional Science Center and State Handicrafts Museum. | Bhubaneswar Dress and attire |
PER Shiva, PER Vishnu, PER Lingaraja, LOC Mausima Temple, PER Rukuna, LOC India, PER Krishna, LOC Nuakhai, LOC Lingaraja Temple, LOC Odisha, LOC Bhubaneswar, PER Jagannatha, LOC Ashokashtami | On the day of Ashokashtami in the month of March or April, the image of Lingaraja (Shiva) and other deities are taken in a procession from Lingaraja Temple to the Mausima Temple, where the deities remain for four days. Hundreds of devotees participate in pulling the temple car that carries the deities, known as Rukuna Ratha. Ratha-Yatra, "Temple Car Festival," is the most important festival in Odisha and Bhubaneswar. The festival commemorates Jagannatha, who is said to have been the incarnation of India's revered deities, Vishnu and Krishna. Durga Puja, held in September–October, is an occasion for glamorous celebrations.As a part of the Ekamra Festival, many cultural sub-festivals take place in January in Bhubaneswar which include Kalinga Mahotsaba (for traditional martial arts), Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsaba (for classical dance forms), Rajarani Music Festival (for classical music) and Mukteswara Dance Festival (for Odishi dance). Residents engage in khattis, or leisurely chats, that often take the form of freestyle intellectual conversation.Other festivals celebrated include Shivaratri, Diwali, Ganesha Chaturthi, Nuakhai and Saraswati Puja. Eid and Christmas are celebrated by the religious minorities in the city.The Adivasi Mela, held in January, is a fair that displays the art, artefacts, tradition, culture, and music of the tribal inhabitants of Odisha. The Toshali National Crafts Mela, held in December, showcases handicrafts from all over India and from foreign countries. Other important fairs in the city include the Rajdhani Book Fair, Dot Fest and Khandagiri Utsav. Two international literary festivals are held in the city, Kalinga Literary Festival and Mystic Kalinga Festival. In modern times Bhubaneswar hosts a literary festival, the Odisha Literary Fest. | Bhubaneswar Festivals |
LOC Chilika Lake, LOC Lingaraja Temple, LOC Odisha, LOC Ananta Vasudeva Temple | Key elements of the city's cuisine include rice and a fish curry known as Machha Jhola, which can be accompanied by desserts such as Rasagola, Rasabali, Chhena Gaja, Chhena Jhilli and Chhena Poda. Odisha's large repertoire of seafood dishes includes various preparations of lobsters and crabs brought in from Chilika Lake.Street foods such as gupchup (a deep-fried crêpe, stuffed with a mix of mashed potatoes and boiled yellow peas, and dipped in tamarind-infused water), cuttack-chaat, dahibara aloo dum (a deep-fried doughnut-shaped lentil dumpling marinated in yogurt-infused water and served alongside potato curry) and bara-ghuguni are sold all over the city. Traditional Oriya food such as dahi-pakhala (rice soaked in water with yogurt and seasonings) which is considered as a body coolant, accompanied by badi chura or saga are consumed during the months of April–June.The abadha of Lingaraja Temple and Ananta Vasudeva Temple served for devotees is considered a vegetarian culinary delight. Other vegetarian dishes are Dalma (made of lentils and vegetables boiled together and then fried with other spices) and Santula (lightly spiced steamed vegetables). | Bhubaneswar Cuisine |
LOC Infocity, LOC Bhubaneswar Golf Club, ORG FIH, ORG Government of, LOC Delhi, LOC Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Stadium, ORG HPC, ORG KIIT University, ORG Indian Super League, ORG Odisha, LOC East Coast Railway Stadium, ORG Odisha FC, PER Narindar Batra, LOC Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre, LOC Odisha, LOC Batra, ORG Hockey Ace, LOC Kalinga Stadium, ORG Bhubaneswar Jaguars, LOC Cuttack, LOC Barabati Stadium, LOC KIIT Stadium, ORG Hockey India League, LOC Pune, ORG Kalinga Lancers, LOC India, ORG IOA, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University Campus, ORG Tata Steel & Tata Trusts | Bhubaneswar's major sporting arena is the Kalinga Stadium, having facilities for athletics, football, hockey, basketball, tennis, table tennis and swimming. It is known for hosting the Odisha Hockey World Cup in November–December 2018. Kalinga Lancers, the sixth franchise of Hockey India League and Odisha FC, a club of Indian Super League, are based in Bhubaneswar with Kalinga Stadium as their home ground. East Coast Railway Stadium, a prominent cricket stadium hosts Ranji Trophy and other matches.Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre, a hockey academy for sub-junior and junior category, has also been set up at Kalinga Stadium after Government of Odisha, Tata Steel & Tata Trusts (Hockey Ace foundation) joined hands to initiate a three-pronged program under the HPC banner of Government of Odisha.The construction of a gallery and stadium renovation is under way. An air-conditioned indoor stadium, with a capacity of 2000 spectators for badminton, volleyball, basketball and table tennis games is also being constructed. Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha's only venue for international cricket matches, is located around 25 kilometres (16 mi) away. Bhubaneswar has a franchise of Odisha Premier League, Bhubaneswar Jaguars, which started in 2010. Bhubaneswar Golf Club, a nine-hole golf course is situated in Infocity.The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Stadium commonly KIIT Stadium is a new multipurpose stadium located as a part of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University Campus or KIIT University in Bhubaneswar with a capacity of 40,000 currently.
The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 6–9 July 2017 at the Kalinga Stadium. Bhubaneswar is the third Indian city to host the Asian Athletics Championships, with Delhi being the first, in 1989, and Pune, the second, in 2013.Bhubaneswar is emerging as the new sports capital of India, as the FIH and the IOA president, Narindar Batra, recently stated in a ceremony, while unveiling the new logo for the Indian hockey team jersey, which is sponsored by the government of Odisha. The state, Batra mentioned, provides equal importance and opportunity for all sports such as cricket, football, field hockey, tennis, badminton, chess and many more. | Bhubaneswar Sports |
ORG The Hindu, ORG Sarthak TV, ORG The Statesman, ORG Asian Age, ORG MBC TV, ORG All India Radio, ORG AIR, ORG Business Standard, ORG Manjari, ORG Sidarth TV, ORG The Times of India, ORG Colors Odia, ORG Odia Age, ORG Samaya, ORG Sambad, ORG Prameya, ORG Samaja, ORG Doordarshan Odia, ORG Saptahika Samaja, ORG Orissa Bhaskara, ORG Naxatra News, ORG The Financial Express, ORG Saptahika Samaya, ORG The Economic Times, ORG Orissa Post, ORG Dharitri, ORG Argus, LOC Cuttack, ORG Tarang TV, ORG Khabara, ORG News 7, LOC India, ORG Pragatibadi, ORG Hindustan Times, ORG The Indian Express, ORG Odisha TV, LOC Bhubaneswar, ORG Kanak TV, ORG Business Line, ORG ETV News Odia, ORG Kadambini | The city's widely circulated Odia-language newspapers are Sambad, Dharitri, Pragatibadi, Samaja, News 7, Argus, Khabara, Orissa Bhaskara, Prameya and Samaya. Orissa Post and Odia Age are the English-language newspaper that is produced and published from Bhubaneswar. Other popular English-language newspapers published and sold in Bhubaneswar include The Times of India, The Statesman, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, The Indian Express and the Asian Age. Bhubaneswar has substantial circulation of financial dailies, including The Economic Times, The Financial Express, Business Line and Business Standard. Vernacular newspapers, such as those in the Hindi, Bengali and Telugu languages are read by minorities. Major periodicals based in Bhubaneswar include Saptahika Samaya, Saptahika Samaja and Kadambini.
All India Radio, the national state-owned radio broadcaster, airs several AM channels from the radio station located in Cuttack. Bhubaneswar has five local radio stations broadcasting on FM, including two from AIR. India's state-owned television broadcaster Doordarshan Odia provides two free-to-air terrestrial channels, while a mix of Odia, Hindi, English and other regional channels are accessible via cable subscription and direct-broadcast satellite services. Some of the Odia language television channels are Sidarth TV, Manjari, Colors Odia, Sarthak TV and Tarang TV. Odia-language 24-hour television news channels include News 7, Argus, Odisha TV, Kanak TV, ETV News Odia, MBC TV and Naxatra News. | Bhubaneswar Media |
LOC Bhubaneswar | The following are some of the notable people associated (i.e. either born or spent a significant part of their life) with Bhubaneswar: | Bhubaneswar Notable people |
LOC South Africa, PER Cupertino, LOC California, LOC Bloemfontein, LOC United States | Cupertino, California, United States
Bloemfontein, South Africa | Bhubaneswar Sister cities |
LOC Kutch District, LOC Bhuj, LOC Gujarat, LOC India | Bhuj (pronunciation ) is a Municipality and District Headquarters of Kutch District in the state of Gujarat, India. | Bhuj Introduction |
PER Bhujanga, PER Bheria, LOC Bhuj, PER Naga, PER Bhujang, PER Bheria Kumar, LOC Nāga, LOC Kutch, PER Sagai, PER Sheshapattana, LOC Bhujia Hill | According to legend, Kutch was ruled by the Nāga chieftains in the past. Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to King Bheria Kumar, rose up against Bhujanga, the last chieftain of Naga. After the battle, Bheria was defeated and Queen Sagai committed sati. The hill where they lived later came to be known as Bhujia Hill and the town at the foothill as Bhuj. Bhujang was later worshiped by the people as snake god, Bhujanga, and a temple was constructed to revere him. | Bhuj Etymology |
LOC Bhuj, PER Rao Khengarji I, PER Rao, LOC Bhujia Fort, LOC Maharashtra, LOC Suleiman Nagar, PER Hansraj, PER Fateh Muhammad, PER Alexander Burnes, PER Rao Rayadhan III, LOC Bombay, PER Rao Hamir, PER Rao Deshalji I, PER Vikram Samvat, PER Meghji Seth, LOC Gujarat, PER Devkaran Seth, PER William Keir, LOC India, LOC Bhujia, PER Sarbuland Khan, PER Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro, LOC Kutch, PER Rao Godji I, LOC Kutch State | Bhuj was founded by Rao Hamir in 1510 and was made the capital of Kutch by Rao Khengarji I in 1549. Its foundation stone as state capital was formally laid on Vikram Samvat 1604 Maagha 5th (approx. 25 January 1548). From 1590 onwards, when Rao was forced to acknowledge the Mughal supremacy, Bhuj came to be known as Suleiman Nagar amongst Muslims. The city's walls were built by Rao Godji I in 1723, and the Bhujia Fort by Devkaran Seth in Rao Deshalji I's time (1718 - 1741).Bhuj has been attacked six times. In two instances, the defense was successful and in four other instances, the defense failed. In 1728, an attack by Sarbuland Khan, Mughal Viceroy of Gujarat, was repulsed by Rao Deshalji I, and, in 1765 Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro was, by a timely display of the strength of the fortifications, induced to withdraw. During the civil troubles of the reign of the Rao Rayadhan III, Bhuj was thrice taken, by Meghji Seth in 1786, by Hansraj in 1801, and by Fateh Muhammad in 1808. On 26 March 1819, the hill fort of Bhujia was captured by a British detachment under Sir William Keir.In 1818, Bhuj had a population of 20,000 people. The earthquake on 16 June 1819 destroyed nearly 7000 houses with a loss of an estimated 1140 human lives. About one-third of the buildings that escaped ruin were heavily damaged, and the north face of the town wall was leveled with the ground.
The British garrison at Bhuj peaked in 1826 with nearly 1400 British troops (685 infantry, 543 dragoons, 90 foot artillery and 74 horse artillery) supported by over 5000 Indian soldiers. Amongst the highest profile British figures during this time was Alexander Burnes who was based here between 1826 and 1829.
In 1837, Bhuj is said to have had a population of 30,000, including 6,000 Muslims.After independence of India in 1947, Kutch State acceded unto the dominion of India and was constituted an independent commissionaire, Kutch State. In 1956, Kutch State was merged with Bombay state, which in 1960 was divided into the new linguistic states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, with Kutch becoming part of Gujarat state as Kutch district. Bhuj is the district headquarters of Kutch District, the largest district in India.
On 21 July 1956 as well as on 26 January 2001, the city suffered great losses of life and property due to earthquakes. Many parts of Bhuj were demolished due to the extensive damage, whilst others were repaired. There has been great progress in rebuilding the City since the 2001 earthquake, with considerable improvements to roads, transportation, and infrastructure.
Bhuj is home to one of the first Swaminarayan Sampraday temples, built in 1822. Bhuj temple is one of the six original temples built during the earthly presence of the Lord Swaminarayan. The devotees living in Bhuj including Gangaram Mull, Sundarji Suthar and Hirji Suthar requested Lord to construct a temple at Bhuj. Lord instructed Vaishnavanand Swami to construct the temple, and Lord himself installed the murti of Lord NarNarayan Dev in Bhuj on VS 1879 on the 5th day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh (Friday 15 May 1823 AD). | Bhuj History |
LOC Bhuj, LOC Madhapar, LOC Bhujia Fort, LOC દેેેશળસર, LOC Hamirsar, LOC Bhujia Hill, LOC Deshadsar, LOC Asia | Bhuj has an average elevation of 110 metres (360 feet). On the eastern side of the city is a hill known as Bhujia Hill, on which there is a Bhujia Fort, that separates Bhuj city and Madhapar town ( considered one of the richest villages in Asia ). It has two lakes namely Hamirsar and Deshadsar (દેેેશળસર). | Bhuj Geography |
LOC Bhuj, LOC Pilbara, LOC Western Australia, LOC Line Islands, LOC Cape Verde, LOC Northeastern Brazil, LOC Kiribati | Bhuj has a borderline hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) just short of a hot semi-desert climate (BSh). Although annual rainfall "averages" around 330 millimetres or 13 inches the variability is among the highest in the world with coefficient of variation of around sixty per cent – among the few comparably variable climates in the world being the Line Islands of Kiribati, the Pilbara coast of Western Australia, the sertão of Northeastern Brazil, and the Cape Verde islands. Recorded annual rainfall has been as low as 21.9 millimetres or 0.86 inches in 1899 – yet in 1926 a total of 1,177.1 millimetres or 46.34 inches fell and in the incomplete year of 1959 rainfall exceeded 1,160 millimetres or 45.67 inches, of which 730.6 millimetres or 28.76 inches fell during Bhuj's wettest-ever month of July 1959.
Apart from the cool mornings of the "winter" season from December to February, temperatures are very warm to sweltering throughout the year, which further reduces the effectiveness of the erratic monsoonal rainfall. During the "hot" season from mid-March to mid-June, temperatures of 40 °C or 104 °F are frequent, whilst during the monsoon season they exceed 34 °C or 93.2 °F with high humidity except during rainy spells accompanied by cooler temperatures but oppressive humidity. | Bhuj Climate |
LOC Bhuj, ORG Bhachau Hwy Opp. Anchor Company, LOC Sharadbaug Palace, LOC Smritivan, LOC Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan Museum Swaminarayan temple Bhujia Fort, LOC Vaniyavad, LOC Pannah Masjid, LOC Chhathi Bari, LOC Bhujodi, ORG Chhatardi Ramkund Mohammad, LOC Prag Mahal, LOC Sarpat, LOC Patvadi, LOC Bhujia Hill, LOC Hamirsar Lake Kutch Museum, LOC Mahadev, LOC Bhuj -, LOC Centre, LOC Ajarakhpur, LOC Bhid, ORG Living and Learning Design Centre, LOC Aina Mahal, LOC Hill Garden Trimandir Tapkeshwari Temple Vande Mataram Memorial | The Fort: The old city was surrounded by a fort wall with five major gates (Mahadev, Patvadi, Sarpat, Bhid and Vaniyavad) and one small gate known as Chhathi Bari (sixth window). The fort wall is 35 feet high and four feet thick, and during its use was armed with fifty-one guns. Much of the fort wall has either fallen down or been demolished, due to the damage sustained in the 2001 earthquake and the city's redevelopment.
Hamirsar Lake
Kutch Museum
Prag Mahal
Aina Mahal
Sharadbaug Palace
Chhatardi
Ramkund
Mohammad Pannah Masjid
Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan Museum
Swaminarayan temple
Bhujia Fort and Smritivan on Bhujia Hill
Regional Science Centre
Hill Garden
Trimandir
Tapkeshwari Temple
Vande Mataram Memorial at village Bhujodi near Bhuj
Living and Learning Design Centre at Bhuj - Bhachau Hwy Opp. Anchor Company, Ajarakhpur, Bhuj | Bhuj Places of interest |
LOC Bhuj, LOC Western Bhuj | In 2011 the population of Bhuj was 213,514, which consisted of 111,146 males and 102,368 females. A 2003 source reported that 24% of Bhuj's population was Muslim.The slums of Bhuj are inhabited primarily by Muslims, Dalits and other minorities. For example, in the slums of Western Bhuj, an estimated 80% of the population is Muslim. | Bhuj Demographics |
LOC Hamirsar Lake, LOC Bhuj, LOC India, LOC Kutch, LOC Jubilee Ground | Bhuj is a famous destination within India for observing the historic craftsmanship of the Kutch region, including the textile crafts of bandhni (tie-dye), embroidery, and leatherwork. Artists of nearby villages bring their artwork for sale in 'Bhuj Haat', which is situated near Jubilee Ground. Locals often visit Hamirsar Lake for relaxation in natural surroundings.
Bhuj is also famous for its regional cuisine, especially Pakvans, chikki, Kutchhi Dabeli, (a vegetarian burger made with mashed potato, cooked with masala curry and chutneys), and regional Gujarati sweets. | Bhuj Culture |
LOC Bhuj, ORG All India Radio | State-owned All India Radio has a local station in Bhuj which transmits various programmes. Local TV channels and newspapers are the most popular media. | Bhuj Media and communications |
ORG Alfred High School, LOC Bhuj, ORG Little Steps Montessori School, ORG Montessori School, ORG Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University, PER Kutch, LOC Kutch, PER Tera | Alfred High School, the first high school of Kutch, established in 1870, is also an architectural heritage of the town.
Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University is located in Bhuj. The university has 41 colleges affiliated, nineteen of which are in Bhuj. The university grants degrees in arts, science, commerce, law education, management, pharmacy, social welfare, medicine and engineering.Little Steps Montessori School is the first Montessori School in Kutch established in the year 2000 by the royal family of Tera-Kutch. | Bhuj Education |
LOC Bhuj, LOC White House, ORG Matrushree R. D. Varsani, ORG Army Public School Sheth V. D. High School Indira Bai Girls High School, LOC Ashapura Nagar, ORG s, ORG Hope Foundation School, ORG Shree Swaminarayan Vidhyalaya Shishukunj International School, ORG Bhuj Bhuj, ORG Kiddy, ORG Bhuj, PER Kutchi Leva Patel, ORG Matruchhaya Kanya Vidyalay, ORG Kanya, ORG St. Xavier ' s, ORG Airforce Station, ORG Alfred High School, ORG School, ORG Steps, ORG Kendriya Vidyalaya, ORG Army Cantt | Matruchhaya Kanya Vidyalay Little Steps Montessori School Bhuj
St. Xavier's High School, Bhuj
Alfred High School
Army Public School
Sheth V.D. High School
Indira Bai Girls High School
Hope Foundation School near Ashapura Nagar
Shree Swaminarayan Vidhyalaya
Shishukunj International School
White House Public School
Matrushree R.D. Varsani high school
Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, Airforce Station Bhuj
Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2, Army Cantt. Bhuj
Bhuj English School
Kiddy's Campus Nursery and Playhouse.
Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Kanya Vidhyamandir. | Bhuj Primary and secondary |
ORG Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science | Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Science | Bhuj Higher education |
ORG Shri R. R. Lalan College Sheth D. L. Law College, ORG Government Polytechnic, ORG J B Thacker Commerce College MEWS College of Management & IT Sanskar Institute of Management & IT, ORG Industrial Training Institute | Government Polytechnic
Shri R. R. Lalan College
Sheth D. L. Law College
Industrial Training Institute
J B Thacker Commerce College
MEWS College of Management & IT
Sanskar Institute of Management & IT | Bhuj Government Engineering College, Bhuj |
LOC Bhuj, ORG FM, ORG MW, ORG Studio. Prasar Bharati, ORG Information and Broadcasting Ministry | Bhuj has its own Radio Station with Studio. Prasar Bharati under Information and Broadcasting Ministry is operating Radio Studio. MW is available on 1314 kHz and FM is available on 103.7 MHz. There is also terrestrial DD channel available. DD National and DD Girnar available. | Bhuj Radio Station & Television |
LOC Bhuj, LOC Moradabad, LOC Delhi, LOC Kharagpur, LOC Mumbai, LOC Bareilly, ORG ST, LOC Ajmer, LOC Hapur, ORG Air India, LOC Vadodara, LOC Gujarat, LOC Kolkata, LOC Pune, LOC Surat Mumbai, LOC India, LOC Gaziabad, LOC Jaipur, LOC Ujjain, LOC Ahmedabad, LOC Kandla Airport | Bhuj is connected to Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Gaziabad, Jaipur, Ajmer, Hapur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Kharagpur, Ujjain and other cities within India by railway. The city has a domestic airport, from which daily flights connect to Mumbai with flights operated by Air India. State Transport buses are available from the ST stand in the middle of the town to various places in Gujarat. Additionally, many private tour operators also run frequent buses to major cities within and outside of the state of Gujarat. Kandla Airport is 53 km from Bhuj. The city may be navigated by the city bus and auto rickshaw. | Bhuj Transportation |
LOC Archaeological Map, LOC Bidar Metropolitan, LOC Bidar, LOC India, ORG IAF Station, ORG Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, LOC SH4, LOC Bidar City, LOC Maharashtra, LOC Karnataka, LOC Deccan, LOC Bollywood, LOC Telangana, LOC Bangalore | Bidar (/biːd̪ər/) is a city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India. It is the headquarters of Bidar district, which borders Maharashtra and Telangana. It is a rapidly urbanising city in the wider Bidar Metropolitan area. The city is well known for its many sites of architectural, historical and religious importance. Bidar City have a population of more than 2 lakh and are likely to get upgraded to municipal corporation in the next 5 years.
Being located at the farthest of around 700 km (430 mi) from the state capital Bangalore, it has been neglected by the state government for a long time. However, owing to its rich heritage, the city has a prominent place on the Archaeological Map of India. Picturesquely perched on the Deccan plateau, the Bidar fort is more than 500 years old and still standing strong. According to the book "Bidar Heritage" published by the state Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, of the 61 monuments listed by the department, about 30 are tombs located in and around Bidar city., explaining its nickname, "City of Whispering Monuments". The heritage sites in and around Bidar have become the major attraction for film shooting in recent years, with Bollywood making visits apart from Kannada film industryBidar is home for the second biggest Indian Air Force training centre in the country. The IAF Station Bidar is used for advanced jet training of prospective fighter pilots on BAe Hawk aircraft.Bidar city is known for its Bidri handicraft products, and its rich history. Bidar is also considered one of the holiest place for Sikh pilgrimage. Unlike other places in the region, Bidar is the coldest and wettest place in north Karnataka. For the year 2009–10, Bidar was ranked 22nd among the cleanest cities in India, and 5th cleanest in Karnataka. SH4 passes through Bidar and the whole city is integrated with 4 lane road. | Bidar Introduction |
LOC Vidharba, LOC Bahmani Sultanate, PER Raja Bhima, LOC Bidar, PER Damayanti, PER Nala, PER Firishta, LOC Vidarbha, LOC Muhammadabad, PER Vidura, PER Daughter of, LOC Viduranagara | The name of Bidar appears to be derived from ‘bidiru’, which means bamboo.Legend has associated Bidar with the ancient kingdom of Vidarbha, to which references are found in early Hindu literature like Malavikagnimitra, Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, Bhagavata, and a few other Puranas.: 3 Its association can be seen apparently on account of the similarity in names Bidar and Vidarbha. This has been mentioned in Firishta's writings.
The traditional tales reveal that Vidura lived here; hence the place was earlier called Viduranagara and also as the place where Nala and Damayanti (Daughter of Raja Bhima, the King of Vidharba) were meeting.Bidar under the rule of the Bahmani Sultanate was known as Muhammadabad. | Bidar Etymology |
PER Kadambasand Chalukyas, LOC Bidar, LOC Delhi Sultanate, ORG Bahmanids, PER Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani, PER Padshah, LOC Warangal, ORG Bahmanid Dynasty, PER Tughlaq, PER Allauddin Khilji, LOC Devagiri, PER Chalukyas, ORG Mauryan, LOC Kalyanis, ORG Barid Shahi, PER Ahmad Shah I, PER Rashtrakutas, LOC Hasanabad, LOC Deccan, ORG Bahmani dynasty, PER Ulugh Khan, PER Aurangzeb, PER Ala - ud - Din Bahman Shah Bahmani, LOC Bidar Fort, PER Kakatiyas, LOC Kalaburagi, LOC Bijapur Sultanate, LOC Adil Shahis, PER Mahmud Gawan, PER Muhammed - bin - Tughluq, LOC Badami, LOC Vijaynagar Kingdom, ORG Bahmanid dynasty, LOC Bahmani Kingdom, LOC Gulbarga, LOC Kalyana, PER Kalachuris, PER Sultan of Delhi, PER Shah Jahan | The recorded History of the city goes back to the third century B.C. when it was a part of the Mauryan Empire. After the Mauryas, Satavahanas, Kadambasand Chalukyas of Badami and later the Rashtrakutas reigned over Bidar territory. The Chalukyas of Kalyana and Kalachuris of Kalyanis also regained the area. For a short period after Kalyani Chalukyas the area of Bidar was under the Seunas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangal.
The Delhi Sultanate invaded the area first by Allauddin Khilji, and later, Muhammed-bin-Tughluq took control of entire Deccan including Bidar. In the middle of the 14th century, the Sultan of Delhi's officers that were stationed in Deccan rebelled and this resulted in the establishment of Bahmanid Dynasty in 1347 A.D. at Gulbarga/Hasanabad (present Kalaburagi). There was frequent warfare between the Bahmanids and the Vijaynagar Kingdom.The history of the present fort at Bidar is attributed to the sultan Ahmed Shah Wali Bahmani, the sultan of the Bahmani dynasty till 1427, when he shifted his capital from Gulbarga to Bidar since it had better climatic conditions and was also a fertile and fruit-bearing land. The earliest recorded history of its existence as a small and strong fort is also traced to prince Ulugh Khan in 1322, whereafter it came under the reign of the Tughlaq dynasty.With the establishment of the Bahmanid dynasty (1347), Bidar was occupied by Sultan Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah Bahmani. During the rule of Ahmad Shah I (1422–1486), Bidar was made the capital city of Bahmani Kingdom. The old fort was rebuilt and madrasas, mosques, palaces, and gardens were raised. Mahmud Gawan, who became the prime minister in 1466, was a notable figure in the history of Bidar. Bidar remained under the Barid Shahi dynasty until conquest by the Bijapur Sultanate in 1619.
Aurangzeb came to Bidar after his father, Padshah (emperor) Shah Jahan, appointed him the Prince of Deccan. He wrested the Bidar Fort from the Adil Shahis after a 21-day war in 1656. With this, Bidar became a part of the Mughal dynasty for the second time. Bidar was made a subah (imperial top-level province) in 1656, which Telangana Subah was merged into the next year.In 1724, Bidar became a part of the Asaf Jahi Kingdom of the Nizams. Third son of Asaf jah l ( Nizam l ) Mir Sa'id Muhammad Khan, Salabat Jang ruled from Bidar fort from 1751 to 1762, till his brother Mir Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah III imprisoned him in this fort, and was killed in Bidar fort on 16 September 1763. Mohammedabad old name of Bidar is also on his name. It was connected to Hyderabad by rail in the early 20th century. After India's independence, in 1956 all Kannada speaking areas were merged to form the Mysore State and Bidar became part of the new Mysore (now Karnataka) state.Ancient Karez System in the city have been recently discovered. The Karez (Qanat) is an underground network of aqueducts for water supply. The Bidar Karez, built in the 15th century, is more than 3 km (1.9 mi) long with 21 air vents. Underground canals, built to connect underground water streams, were meant to provide drinking water to civilian settlements and the garrison inside the Bidar fort. This was necessary in a city where the soil was rocky and drilling wells was difficult. | Bidar History |
LOC Bidar, LOC Nanded, LOC Nizamabad, LOC Medak, LOC Latur, LOC Gulbarga, LOC Maharashtra, LOC Deccan, LOC Karnataka, LOC Osmanabad, LOC Telangana | Bidar is located at 17.9°N 77.5°E / 17.9; 77.5, lies at a central position in Deccan, a plateau at an elevation of 2300 ft from the sea level. It has common boundaries with Maharashtra and Telangana which is, with the districts of Nizamabad and Medak in Telangana on the East and the districts of Latur, Nanded and Osmanabad in Maharashtra on the west. On the south lies the district Gulbarga of Karnataka. | Bidar Geography |