Bopal 4.8

Bopal is a municipality in the Ahmedabad district of India, state of Gujarat. Bopal and its neighbouring village Ghuma have been merged and granted a 'municipality' status in February 2015. In the first elections held in November 2015, the BJP won 35 out of 36 seats and formed a government in Bopal municipality.Bopal was earlier a part of Ahmedabad-Rural. For vidhansabha electoral purposes, it falls under Ghatlodiya election-area.The area was governed by a Gram Panchayat. The last Gram Sarpanch was Mr. Dinesh Dabhi of BJP-backed Sadbhavna Panel.DemographicsIndia census, Bopal had a population of 12,181. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bopal has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 84% and female literacy of 75%.The population of Bopal-Ghuma together in 2001 was 18,553 and was 55,068 in 2011. Today the total population in Bopal-Ghuma Nagarpalika is 1,25,000. This drastic rise has been due to the constant influx of population due to good BRTS and AMTS connectivity alongside affordable real-estate prices.InfrastructureBopal experienced a growth in infrastructure the last 5 to 7 years.The newly formed Bopal-Ghuma nagarpalika has rolled out schemes worth Rs 38 crore in the first instalment. Of this, Rs 20 crore is for drinking water, Rs 10 crore for drainage and Rs 5 crore for treatment of solid waste, and the rest for other development works.