Piplani

Piplani
Piplani
locality
	Piplani Location of Piplani in Bhopal
	Coordinates: 23°14′49″N 77°28′7″E / 23.24694°N 77.46861°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Bhopal
City	Bhopal
Government
• Body	Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Pincode	462022
Telephone	+91755
Vehicle registration	MP-04-

Piplani (Hindi: पिपलानी) is a town in Bhopal, India, in the BHEL township in the city of Bhopal.^[1]

Etymology

Piplani is a derivative of Bhopal which is an adjacent village. Piplani houses the BHEL factory and offices. Nearby attractions include the NCC Grounds and the BHEL Cultural Hall.

Points of interest

Restaurants

Indian Coffee House

Balaji Restaurant

Schools

St Theresas Girls High School
Vikram Higher Secondary School

The Piplani has many BHEL Staff Quarters, some of which are now vacant and destroyed. The entire Piplani is divided into 4 Sectors viz A, B, C, D.

There are many beautiful temples like Jain Mandir, Ganesh Temple, Aiyappa Temple, Kalibadi Temple, Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar etc. which are area of attraction for locals and outsiders.

References

^ "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

[1] "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

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v t e City of Bhopal
History	Paramara dynasty Bhopal State Battle of Bhopal Bhopal Agency Bhopal State (1949–56) Bhopal disaster Bhopal Conference
Geography	Bhoj Wetland Bhojtal Lower Lake Van Vihar National Park
Administration	Bhopal division Bhopal district Bhopal Municipal Corporation Bhopal (Lok Sabha constituency)
Major tourist attractions	Bharat Bhavan Bhimbetka rock shelters(45 kms. away) Bhoj Wetland Ramsar Site(Ecotourism) Bhojeshwar Temple, Bhojpur Bhojtal (Upper Lake) Islamnagar Fort Kamla Park and Kamlapati Palace Manuabhan ki Tekri Museum of Mankind (Manav Sangrahalaya) Sair Sapata Sanchi Stupas(47 kms. away), Satdhara Stupas (39 kms. away, en route to Sanchi) and Sonari Stupas (near Satdhara) State Museum, Bhopal Taj-ul-Masajid Tribal Museum Bhopal Van Vihar National Park and Zoo
Other landmarks	Bhadbhada Dam Raj Bhavan Regional Science Centre Remember Bhopal Museum Taj Mahal palace
Transport	Raja Bhoj Airport Bhoj Metro Inter State Bus Terminal West Central Railway zone Bhopal Junction Habibganj station Bairagarh station Nishatpura station Bhopal Bus Rapid Transit System N12 N86
Education	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Barkatullah University Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University AIIMS Delhi Public School, Bhopal 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 New Market
Other	DB City Mall Hamidia Hospital Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema Organisations based in Bhopal Notable people