// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Bhopal?
Bhopal scores 30.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #295 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
30.9%
Rank
#295 / 386
Criteria present
17 / 86
Evidence coverage
44.2%
Bhopal's smart city score by area
4 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
0 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Bhopal is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The official District Bhopal website mentions a "Bhopal GIS Portal" and provides downloadable "voter list" data, indicating a government-run platform publishing machine-readable datasets.
https://bhopal.nic.in/en/Green Space & Biodiversity · Green space provision
Bhopal has accessible green spaces, including Van Vihar National Park and Bhojtal (Upper Lake), which are listed as places of interest.
https://bhopal.nic.in/en/Housing & Urban Planning · Affordable housing programme
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), a national program by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, aims to address urban housing shortages and provide affordable housing to eligible urban households, including those in Bhopal.
https://pmaymis.gov.in/Education & Digital Skills · Education provision data
The Ministry of Education conducts the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), which collects data on student enrolment, programmes, examination results, education finance, and infrastructure for higher education institutions across the country, inclu…
https://aishe.gov.in/aishe/homeAbout this assessment
Bhopal was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-11 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.