Bopal is an area in Ahmedabad City, located in the state of Gujarat, India. In 2015, Bopal and its neighbouring area, Ghuma, were merged and granted municipality status. For electoral purposes, it falls under the Ghatlodiya election-area. Demographics In the 2001 Census of India, Bopal had a population of 12,181. Males and females constituted 53% and 47% of the population, respectively. Bopal had 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, which increased to 55,068 in 2011. Today, the total population in Bopal-Ghuma Nagarpalika is 125,000. This drastic rise has been due to the constant influx of population due to good BRTS and AMTS connectivity alongside affordable real-estate prices and improved quality of living. Infrastructure Bopal has experienced a growth in infrastructure in the past few years. AUDA now proposes to make a sports complex in south bopal which would include a swimming pool, tennis court, badminton court, volleyball court, football ground, and much more. The newly formed Bopal-Ghuma Nagarpalika has rolled out schemes worth Rs 380 million in the first installment. Of this, Rs 200 million is for drinking water, Rs 100 million for drainage and Rs 50 million for treatment of solid waste, and the rest for other development works. The multiplex theatre City Gold was built during this time. BRTS route has end-mile connectivity to Ghuma that goes from Iskon to Bopal-Ambli road to Ghuma via Bopal Cross Roads.This route includes a direct line from the Shivranjini cross-roads to the Bopal roundabout. The government was criticized for spending Rs 50 million for building a road and then 6 months later, digging it up all over again for laying the BRTS route. Since 2005, many new properties have come up around Basant Bahar Road (some people call it Gala Gymkhana Road) as well as the Bopal-Ghuma 4 km stretch. The villages Ghuma and Bopal are very close – it is hard to differentiate. The South Bopal area (popularly known as SoBo) has become a hotspot of the Bopal area. The well-known road of North Bopal area is the 'Chocolate' road which passes through Bopal Lake, DPS, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) colony, GEB Electrical supply office, and connects with Shela Road. There are a high number of private and public sector banks in the