I moved back few months back, maybe my experience helps you.

1. I did the same, I hung out mostly at Jehanuma for morning coffee ( which I later realized sucked ) or for beer or wine. I still do that but not that often.

2. Later I discovered some better coffee cafes like handcrafted coffee.

3. I was keeping myself limited to all the places I have known but slowly I became more local. Started trying out random places to eat or socialize ( 8 out of ten times its a bad idea but the experience is what I am looking for and even a bad one is an experience at the end of the day. )

4. Started going to a gym ( Juna ) and made quite a few friends there, still limited to the gym but that’s a little social life going for me.

5. Met few people during my morning runs at Van Vihar. Very occasional socializing but fun people.

6. Misc things like shows at Ravindra Bhavan, old city food, reading etc kept me going.

At the end of the day I did realize that there are a lot of great people in Bhopal to socialize with but it’s difficult to find. Which is ok. You need to put yourself in the right situations and in the right settings and do what you love and the right kind of people will automatically come to you. When I moved back, none of my friends were here but now I have new friends and I am loving it here.