Govindpura, Bhopal

Govindpura
locality
Govindpura Location in Bhopal
Coordinates: 23°12′34″N 77°26′52″E / 23.20944°N 77.44778°E / 23.20944; 77.44778
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Bhopal
City	Bhopal
Government
• Body	Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode	462024
Telephone	+91755
Vehicle registration	MP-04-

Govindpura (Hindi: गोविन्दपुरा) is a town in Bhopal, India, in the BHEL township in the city of Bhopal.

Etymology

In Sanskrit, Govindpura means the place of Govind, one of the names of Lord Krishna, a Hindu deity.

Points of interest

Restaurants

Govindpura has mainly roadside dhabas and small eating places.

Schools

Hema School
Gandhi School
Government Girls High School
Vidya Niketan
Raman Higher Secondary School
St John's School

Carmel Convent Senior Secondary Girls School

Getting there and orientation

The easiest way to get to Govindpura is to one of the private buses that run in Bhopal. Auto rickshaws are also very popular mode of transport.

Industrial estate

Govindpura has a sprawling industrial estate that comprises mainly ancillary industries to BHEL.

Neighbourhoods of Bhopal

	Govindpura Indrapuri Sonagiri Piplani Habibganj Saket Nagar Arera Colony Barkheda Mandideep Misrod

City of Bhopal

History	Paramara dynasty Bhoja Battle of Bhopal Bhopal State Bhopal Agency Bhopal disaster Bhopal State (1949–56) Mamola Bai Nawabs of Bhopal Abida Sultan Kaikhusrau Jaha Sultan Shah Jahan Sajida Sultan Dost Mohammad of Bhopal Faiz Mohammad Khan Hamidullah Khan Nawabs of Bhopal Bhopal disaster Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi Hamidullah Khan Saif Ali Khan Warren Anderson International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal International Medical Commission on Bhopal Union Carbide India Limited Bhopal Conference Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema Shankar Dayal Sharma

Geography	Bhoj Wetland Bhojtal Lower Lake Upper Lake/Bhojtal Van Vihar National Park

Administration	Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency) Bhopal division Bhopal Municipal Corporation Bhopal district

Landmarks	Sanchi Bhadbhada Dam Bharat Bhavan Bhimbetka rock shelters Bhoj Wetland Bhojpur Bhojtal Raj Bhavan Regional Science Centre Remember Bhopal Museum Taj-ul-Masajid Taj Mahal Sair Sapata

Transport	Bairagarh railway station Bhadbhada Ghat railway station Bhopal Junction railway station Dewanganj railway station Habibganj railway station Nishatpura railway station Raja Bhoj Airport Kushabhau Thakre Inter-State Bus Terminal Bhopal BRTS* Bhopal Metro* West Central Railway zone N12 N86

Education	AISECT University Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Barkatullah University Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University RKDF University AIIMS Gandhi Medical College Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Forest Management School of Planning and Architecture National Law Institute University National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition National Institute of Fashion Technology Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Oriental Institute of Science and Technology Patel College of Science & Technology All Saints School Bal Bharati Public School Campion School DPS Model Higher Secondary School Raman School St. Joseph's Convent School Sanskaar Valley School

Sports	Aishbagh Stadium Barkatullah University Stadium† Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex Bhopal Badshahs Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd Sports Complex

Suburbs	Arera Colony Barkheda Berasia BHEL Township Brindavan Nagar Govindpura Habibganj Indrapuri Indus town Mandideep Misrod Piplani Saket Nagar Sonagiri

Economy	Bharat Heavy Electricals Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Corporation RBI Bhopal

Malls	DB City Mall

Organisations	Adivasi Lok Kala Academy Bharat Bhavan Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Dhrupad Kendra Eklavya foundation Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. NITYA SEVA

Hospital	Hamidia Hospital Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

* Planned † Under construction

Govindpura pincode is 462023 not 462024

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