Bhopal-The City of Lakes.


Bhopal is known to be the sixteenth largest city in India which is the capital of Madhya Pradesh state. It is popularly known as the city of lakes as it contains many man-made and natural lakes. Bhopal is at 231 st rank in the worlds largest cities. the whole of Bhopal city is divided into two parts old Bhopal city and new Bhopal city. This city falls under the category of Y class which is one of the classifications from other classes. This city contains both modern as well as rich history which makes it unique. The Bhopal name is derived from the king which use to rule over this area named Raja Bhoj so this city is named as Bhopal. This Bhopal city mainly consists of greenery and natural faunas, this is also known as the city of nature as it mostly covered with forests and natural habitat.


HISTORY:-


The Bhopal city is originally known as the city of nawabs as for a long period of time nawabs used to rule over Bhopal and before the era of nawabs Raja Bhoj use to rule over this place. The name is derived from Bhoj and a dam is constructed in the era of Raja Bhoj named 'pal' so earlier this place is known to be pronounced as Bhojpal but later it transformed into Bhopal. The main Bhopal city is a small village when there is a rule of the Gond kingdom but later on, when the Mughals conquered Bhopal Dost Mohammad Khan built the new city of Bhopal in the time of 1700s when the Aurangzeb died this area is converted to Berasia and later on the capital is termed as Bhopal.


At the time when British ruled over India, this Bhopal state is declared as a princely state where the Begum rule has been applied by the company, the four queen used to take care over this whole area. Shah Jahan Begum used to rule over the Bhopal for two periods. When the Begum rule is at its extinction the city then conquered by Hamidullah Khan who ruled over Bhopal till 1947. Then after independence, many Chief Ministers use to take the responsibility of this state Madhya Pradesh and the capital is constant from 1947 i.e. Bhopal.


FAMOUS PLACES:-


There are many famous places can be found in the city of Bhopal or near Bhopal. The places can either be historic one or the natural beauty as both history and natural resources are well and the good of this city Bhopal. The majorly famous places in this area are:-


Asha Puri

Bhojpur

Bhoj Statue

Bhopal Lake

Bhim Betka

Birla Mandir

Crescent Water Park

Gufa Mandir

Halali Dam

Islam Nagar

Kankali Mandir

Kaliyasot Dam

Kerwa Dam

Kolar Dam

Khajrana Ganesh Mandir

Lower Lake

Machli Ghar

Mahadev Pani

Manav Sangrahalaya

Manua Bhan Tekri

Peoples Mall

Raisen Fort

Rata Pani Jungle Camp

Sadar Manzil

Sair Sapata

Salkan Pur

Sanchi Stupa

Science Centre

Shan-E-Bhopal

Taj-Ul-Masajid

Udai Giri Caves

Van Vihar


You can read more about these famous places on our home page which will give you an elaborate description of the place, locality, and transportation facilities, etc so you can visit these places with preparation. You can also view our gallery which will show you the images of these places which have been taken from the zero ground. The resolution is just perfect so that the visitors should get a rough idea about the place so they can enjoy to their fullest.


CLIMATE:-


The climate of Bhopal is constant throughout the year as it falls on the tropic of cancer so the seasonal changes are minimum and the variation in temperature was not so vast. In summers the temperature rises a little bit high as it is on the global partition line i.e. tropic of cancer. In winters the temperature hardly falls below 10-degree Celsius which is quite easy for the visitors who visit here from the low-temperature region. The monsoon changes the mood instantly and makes the whole city a little romantic more attractive. The monsoon hits this region after June and the rainfall is quite normal so the nature lovers and the visitors can move outside to explore this beautiful city. It is quite humid in monsoon as it is the humid subtropic region.


TRANSPORTATION:-


There are majorly 2 railway stations which provide the facility to connect to any other state or any other city in the country directly, they are named as Bhopal main station and Habibganj. An airport is set up in the recent decades named as Raja Bhoj International airport which connects major cities and countries in less interval of time. there is 2 bus stands provided named as Nadra bus stand in old Bhopal and Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) which is near Habibganj railway station Bhopal which is in new Bhopal. The transportation is pretty much easier, simpler and cheaper in terms of other cities. Some of the nearer stations also provided which is mounted on the outskirts of the Bhopal city named as Misrod station, Bairagarh, Mandideep, Sukhi-Sewaiyaan, these stations are also connected from the city, at some distance, one can also reach Bhopal from these edge stations by travelling some distance by bus, cab, etc.

Metro project in the city is under progress and BRTS - Bus Rapid Transit System facility has been provided by the government of Madhya Pradesh.


EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES:-


In terms of education, Bhopal is ranked among the best cities for all stream, many top institutes located here and some of them are -


School Of Planning And Architecture

Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

National Judicial Academy

National Institute of Fashion Technology

Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

Gandhi Medical College

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology

RKDF University

Jagran Lakecity University

National Law Institute University

Indian Institute of Information Technology

Indian Institute of Forest Management

All India Institute of Medical Science

Barkatullah University

This proves that this is one of the best place where a child will get the best exposure in terms of education and knowledge.


CONCLUSION:-


This proves that this place Bhopal is overall the best place to go with as in terms of the tour and traveling, as in terms of climate, education, facilities, peace, silence, and many other things.