Sukhi Sewaniya


Sukhi Sewaniya is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block. Located near the Bhopal Bypass road, it has gradually developed into a suburb of the Bhopal city.

History

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 is a later adaptation of the original name.
The village was established in 1958.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Sukhi Sewaniya has 535 households. The effective literacy rate is 64.29%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population251013151195
Children aged below 6 years354177177
Scheduled caste480272208
Scheduled tribe208102106
Literates1386827559
Workers 957703254
Main workers 668504164
Main workers: Cultivators736013
Main workers: Agricultural labourers23015476
Main workers: Household industry workers27225
Main workers: Other33826870
Marginal workers 28919990
Marginal workers: Cultivators241014
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers845232
Marginal workers: Household industry workers871
Marginal workers: Others17313043
Non-workers1553612941

Economy

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.

Transport

The Sukhisewaniyan railway station is located in the village. It is situated on Bhopal–Bina railway line, and the following trains stop here:
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.