DECEMBER 2, 2004

 

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BHOPAL

 

 

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Widener University

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BHOPAL [bO'pAl], INDIA

Fact by: http://www.worldroom.com/pages/cg_bhopal/fastfacts/bhopal_fastfacts.phtml#geography
Geography
Bhopal is located in the northwestern part of Madhya Pradesh, in the central region of India. It lies along the slopes of a sandstone ridge, which is a part of the Malwa plateau. There are two man-made lakes at the center of the city.

Population
India: 1,027,015,247
Madhya Pradesh: 60,385,118
Bhopal: 1,433,875

Ethnic Groups
Indo-Aryan (72%); Dravidian (25%); others (3%)

Languages
Hindi, Urdu and English

 

Literacy
Madhya Pradesh: 64.11%

Religion
The major religions in India are: Hinduism (82%); Islam (11%); Christianity 2%); Sikhism (2%); Buddhism (0.7%).

Climate
The climate is moderate in Bhopal. The weather in Bhopal during summers (April-June) is quite hot, but winters (November-February) are cool and pleasant. It experiences southwestern monsoon rains in July-September. But it does not face extreme weather conditions. It rains moderately during rainy season with pleasant weather through out the year.

 

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