Local businesses in Bhopal
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 39
- Brijwasi; Aadarsh Namkeen; Manohar Dairy; Gandhi Dham; Pizza palace; Tapti; Taste of Khatta Meetha; Wah Ji Wah; Keventers; Krishna Tea Stall
- Hotels and lodges: 36
- Hotel Rajdoot Gaurav; Hotel Bharti; Police Officers' Mess; hotel shalimar true geoposition; Home Guard Mess; Hotel India; Hotel Palash Residency; Hotel Ranjit Legacy; Hotel Sarthak; Hotel The Pannis
- Attractions and museums: 12
- Premali wallance p ltd; Boat Club; Abandoned Union Carbide Plant; Gauhar Mahal; Jan Jati Sangralay - Tribal musuem; Manav Sangralay; State Museum Bhopal; State Museum; Tribal museum; Regional Science Center
- Cinemas and theatres: 13
- Sangam cinema; Alpana Talkies; Bharat Bhawan Amphitheatre; Bharat Cineplex; Bhopal Talkies; Jyoti Cinema
- Places of worship: 28
- Birla Temple Compound; Masjid Ashbagh; Peetal Nagari Mandir; Shri Khedapati Hanuman Mandir; Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama; Moti Masjid; Birla Mandir; Sai Mandir; Jama Masjid; Kali Mandir
- Parks and stadiums: 24
- Iqbal Maidan; Dhanmantri Park; Kasturba Park; Mayur Park; Naveen Nagar Park; Park at Red Cross Hospital; Rani Kamlawati Park; SAI Sports Club; Shanthi Park; Vidhan Sabha Front Garden
- Hospitals: 117
- 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; Paliwal Hospital Pvt. Ltd.; Shivam Hospital, Bhopal
- Schools: 9
- Anand Vihar School; Bhopal Academy School; Douglas Higher Secondary School; Hind Convent HS; LGM Memorial School; Rashidia School; Saidia School
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.