Sukhi Sewaniya is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block.[1] Located near the Bhopal Bypass road, it has gradually developed into a suburb of the Bhopal city.
Sukhi Sewaniya
Sukhsewanagar, Sukhisewaniyan | |
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village | |
  Sukhi Sewaniya  Sukhi Sewaniya | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′13″N 77°29′07″E / 23.353676°N 77.4852541°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhopal |
| Tehsil | Huzur |
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,510 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| 2011 census code | 482415 |
History
editThe name Sukhi Sewaniya is Hindi for "dry oats". The name was given by the local people as the area consist of dry grass land looking exactly like dry oat fields. The people now also often call the region as Sookhi Simaiyaan. Sukhsewanagar ("Pleasure and Service City") is a later adaptation of the original name.
The village was established in 1958.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Sukhi Sewaniya has 535 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.29%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2510 | 1315 | 1195 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 354 | 177 | 177 |
| Scheduled caste | 480 | 272 | 208 |
| Scheduled tribe | 208 | 102 | 106 |
| Literates | 1386 | 827 | 559 |
| Workers (all) | 957 | 703 | 254 |
| Main workers (total) | 668 | 504 | 164 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 73 | 60 | 13 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 230 | 154 | 76 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| Main workers: Other | 338 | 268 | 70 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 289 | 199 | 90 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 84 | 52 | 32 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 173 | 130 | 43 |
| Non-workers | 1553 | 612 | 941 |
Economy
editThe village is famous for its agro-based factories and industries. It is one of the leading and second largest industrial area in Bhopal City after Mandideep.
Transport
editThe Sukhisewaniyan railway station is located in the village. It is situated on Bhopal–Bina railway line, and the following trains stop here:
- Bhopal–Bilaspur Express
- (Bhopal–Bina–Katni–Bilaspur)
- Bhopal–Bina
- (Bhopal-Vidisha-Bina)
- Jhansi–Itarsi
- Passenger (Agra–Gwalior–Jhansi–Bina–Bhopal–Itarsi)
- Bhopal–Jodhpur Passenger
- (Bhopal–Bina–Guna–Kota–Jaipur–Jodhpur)
Raja Bhoj Airport at Bairagarh, Bhopal is the nearest airport. Inter-state and Inter-city highway connect the village to other places such as Jhansi, Sagar, Sanchi and Guna. There is a direct bus from Sukhi Sewaniya to Halalpura bus stand in Bhopal, which connects it to Nagpur, Indore, Ahmedabad, Raisen, Jaipur, Hoshangabad and Jabalpur.
References
edit- ^ "RFP Document for Establishing Operating and Maintaining Lok Seva Kendra" (PDF). E-Governance Society Bhopal District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.