City assessment
How smart is Bhopal?
Bhopal scores 42.1% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #318 of 386 by smart reach and #323 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 35 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 3 Sept 2026.
Smart reach rank
#318 / 386
Smart score
42.1%
Evidenced rank
#323 / 387
Criteria present
26 / 86
Evidence coverage
55.8%
Bhopal's smart city score by area
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 7 not yet assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not yet assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 8 not yet assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not yet assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 7 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
Where Bhopal is strong
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 3 partial
- ▸Health & Digital Health · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
35 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure4 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid4 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information3 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy3 of 4
- Water & Sanitation3 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility2 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions2 of 3
- Green Space & Biodiversity2 of 3
- Open Data & Transparency2 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Education & Digital Skills1 of 3
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
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/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation (EPCO) provides "Water Quality Data & Reports" on its website, which constitutes environmental data.
https://epco.mp.gov.in/en/water-quality-data-reportsGreen 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/About this assessment
Bhopal was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 3 Sept 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.