Sukhi Sewaniya | |
Other Name: | Sukhsewanagar, Sukhisewaniyan |
Native Name Lang: | hi |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India |
Coordinates: | 23.3537°N 77.4853°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bhopal |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Huzur |
Seat Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 511 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2510 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 482415 |
Iso Code: | MP-IN |
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.
The 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.
According 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%.
Population | 2510 | 1315 | 1195 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 354 | 177 | 177 | |
480 | 272 | 208 | ||
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 |
The 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.
The Sukhisewaniyan railway station is located in the village. It is situated on Bhopal–Bina railway line, and the following trains stop here:
(Bhopal–Bina–Katni–Bilaspur)
(Bhopal-Vidisha-Bina)
Passenger (Agra–Gwalior–Jhansi–Bina–Bhopal–Itarsi)
(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.