Saket Nagar

Saket Nagar is a suburb of Bhopal, India, on the southern side of the city. It is part of Ward 54 of Bhopal Municipal Corporation.[1]

Saket Nagar
Coordinates: 23°12′34″N 77°26′52″E
CountryIndia
RegionCentral India
LieutenancyMadhya Pradesh
Population
 • Total205,000
Postcode areaHabibganj
Dialling code0755

Etymology

In Sanskrit, Saket is the ancient name of the city of Ayodhya, an important Hindu religious place, said to be the place of residence for Lord Rama.[2] Saket is also the name of a famous epic Hindi poetic work of Maithili Sharan Gupt, an account of the Ramayana through the eyes of Urmila.[3]

Population

Saket Nagar is mostly inhabited by retired employees of public sector company BHEL like its adjacent localities Shakti nagar and Alkapuri.[4]

Education

Saket Nagar has two major schools nearby namely the Bhopal Public School[5] and Sagar Public School[6].

Health

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences has a medical research public university located in the Saket Nagar suburb.[7] It is one of the seven AIIMS established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY).[8]

References
  1. "Informative Map - Bhopal Municipal Corporation". Informative Map - Bhopal Municipal Corporation. Bhopal Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. "साकेत : Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd Ed. 1832)". Andhrabharati.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. Gupta, Maithili Sharan (1995). Saket. Pustak.org. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. "BHEL staff fume over move to sell excess land to govt". TOI. TOI. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  6. "Sagar Public Schools - Contact Us". Sagar Public Schools. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  7. "Contact Us". www.aiimsbhopal.edu.in. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  8. "Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)". pmssy-mohfw.nic.in. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

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