Diamond cutting has absorbed many of the workers who used to be employed by textile mills, and attracted additional people from the Saurashtra.

Encroachers have connected sandstone pillars with brick walls to demarcate their spaces, robbing the roza of its magnificent beauty.

[1] Vijay Chowk is a square which divides the old and new portions of Bapunagar, and serves as a site for political gatherings and speeches, particularly when election campaigns are underway.

This area is considered communally sensitive and has witnessed some of the worst post-independence violence, primarily struggles between the Hindu majority and the Muslim minority.

Many of the local retailers, franchises, restaurants and other businesses have observed the significant development that has taken place in the last decade.

[2] Just like rest of Ahmedabad, Bapunagar too has significant levels of atmospheric pollution, some very bad traffic problem and is in urgent need of attention from authorities.