Saket Nagar

Saket Nagar
Coordinates: IN 23°12′34″N 77°26′52″E / 23.20944°N 77.44778°E / 23.20944; 77.44778Coordinates: IN 23°12′34″N 77°26′52″E / 23.20944°N 77.44778°E / 23.20944; 77.44778
Country	India
Region	Central India
Lieutenancy	Madhya Pradesh
Population
• Total	205,000
Postcode area	Habibganj
Dialling code	0755

Saket Nagar (Hindi: साकेत नगर) is a suburb of Bhopal, India, on the southern side of the city of Bhopal.

Etymology

In Sanskrit, Saket means a place said to be very close to Heaven, thus a place where God resides. Saket was the ancient name of the city of Ayodhya, an important Hindu religious place, said to be the place of residence for Lord Rama. Saket was the name of the famous epic Hindi poetic work of Maithili Sharan Gupt, an account of the Ramayana through the eyes of Urmila, a lesser known character.

History

Saket Nagar is mostly inhabited by retired employees of public sector company BHEL like its adjacent localities Shakti nagar and Alkapuri. Saket Nagar has been in news due to the proposed All India Institute of Medical Sciences unit that's slated to be ready by the year 2012.^[1]

Schools

Saket Nagar has two major schools nearby namely the Bhopal Public School and Sagar Public School.

Hospitals

Saket Nagar has the world class AIIMS. AIIMS Bhopal is one of the SIX AIIMS like apex healthcare institutes being established by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna(PMSSY). With the aim of correcting regional imbalances in quality tertiary level healthcare in the country, and attaining self sufficiency in graduate and postgraduate medical education and training the PMSSY planned to set up 6 new AIIMS like institutions in under served areas of the country.

References

↑ "AIIMS Bhopal would be ready by 2012". Retrieved 17 November 2011.

Neighbourhoods of Bhopal

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

City of Bhopal

History	Paramara dynasty Bhopal State Battle of Bhopal Bhopal Agency Bhopal State (1949–56) Bhopal disaster Bhopal Conference

Geography	Bhoj Wetland Upper Lake (Bhojtal) Lower Lake Van Vihar National Park

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

Landmarks	Bhadbhada Dam Bharat Bhavan Raj Bhavan Regional Science Centre Remember Bhopal Museum Taj-ul-Masajid Taj Mahal palace Sair Sapata

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

Education	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Barkatullah University Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open 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 Other educational institutions

Sports	Aishbagh Stadium Barkatullah University Stadium (proposed) 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 Kalpana Nagar Sonagiri

Economy	Bharat Heavy Electricals Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Corporation RBI Bhopal

Other	DB City Mall Hamidia Hospital Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema Organisations based in Bhopal Notable people

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