Local businesses in Bhopal
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 2
- D V Infosoft; Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Government offices: 29
- AGMP Office Bhopal; Aadhaar Kendra; Aadhaar Seva Kendra; Archaeological Survey of India; BSNL Bhavan; Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited; CM House; Chief Postmaster General, Madhya Pradesh Circle; Governer's House; Madhya Pradesh Startup Centre
- Colleges and universities: 7
- Madhya Pradesh School of Drama; Regional Institute of Education (RIE); Extol Institute of Management; Motilal Government Science College; SAM Girls' College
- Workshops and craft businesses: 1
- Wonder Wedding Photography
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 4
- IIFL Finance; New India Assurance; National Insurance Company; Muthoot Finance
- Hospitals: 117
- Sultania Zanana Hospital; MASTERLAL SINGH HOSPITAL; KAILASH NATH KATJU; Khan Shakir ali khan aspataal, gas rahat, bhopal; Darbari Hospital; Indira Gandhi Hospital; Indira IVF Bhopal; Lakecity Hospital, Bhopal; New Apex Hospital; New star hospital
- Banks: 42
- Apex Bank; Bhopal Co-operative Central Bank Limited; Bharat Cooperative Central Bank; Sadguru Nagrik Sahkari Bank Maryadit Bhopal; AU Small Finance Bank; Bandhan Bank; Bank of Maharashtra; IDFC First Bank; IDBI Bank; Indian Overseas Bank
Bhopal facts
- District
- Bhopal district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 18,83,381
- Area
- about 648.24 sq km, about 427 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 462001 (Bhopal ), 472337 (Bhopalpur)
- Places nearby
- Aishbagh Stadium (field hockey stadium, 1 km), Lower Lake (Bhopal) (lake, 1 km), Moti Masjid (mosque, 1 km), Lakshmi Narayan Temple (Hindu temple, 2 km)
- Local economy
- Bhopal's economy is mainly industrial, covering pharmaceuticals, automobiles, textiles, jewellery and electronics, with older trades in cotton and flour milling and cloth weaving.
- History
- Folklore says Bhopal was founded in the 11th century by the Paramara king Bhoja and was first called Bhojpal after a dam. Another theory names a king called Bhupala.
- Culture and food
- Diwali is the biggest festival in Bhopal, with Ganesh Puja and Durga Puja bringing decorated idols to neighbourhoods and Dussehra ending with the burning of Ravana effigies.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.