Official Name: | Saket Nagar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Lieutenancy |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Name1: | Central India |
Subdivision Name2: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Name3: | Bhopal |
Population Total: | 205000 |
Coordinates: | 23.2094°N 77.4478°W |
Postal Code: | 462024 |
Blank1 Name: | Postcode area |
Blank1 Info: | Habibganj |
Blank2 Name: | Dialling code |
Blank2 Info: | 0755 |
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]
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]
Saket Nagar is mostly inhabited by retired employees of public sector company BHEL like its adjacent localities Shakti nagar and Alkapuri.[4]
Saket Nagar has two major schools nearby namely the Bhopal Public School[5] and Sagar Public School.[6]
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]
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