Bhokar

Bhokar is a town, tehsil, municipal council and subdivision of Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Bhokar
Bhokar
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.217803°N 77.669392°E / 19.217803; 77.669392
Country India
StateMaharashtra
RegionMarathwada
DistrictNanded
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyBMC
 • MLAMr.Ashok Chavan
 • MPPrataprao Chikhalikar
Elevation
460.00 m (1,509.19 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
431 801
Telephone code02467
Vehicle registrationMH 26
Lok Sabha constituencyNanded
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBhokar
Nearest cityNanded

History

The city belongs to Maharashtra State.

In 1725, Bhokar became part of Hyderabad State. It continued to be part of the Nizam of Hyderabad's dominions until 1948. After India gained independence in 1947, The Indian Armed Forces annexed Hyderabad and ended the rule of the Nizam in Operation Polo, making Bhokar part of the new Hyderabad State.

Bhokar remained part of the annexed Hyderabad state until 1956 when it was included in the Bombay Presidency. On 1 May 1960, Maharashtra state was created on a linguistic basis and the Marathi dominant Bhokar became part of Maharashtra.

Schools And College
  • Shri Shahu Vidyalaya (School and College)
  • Digambarrao Bindu College of Arts & Commerce
  • Ghisewad High School & Jr.College
  • Gitanjali Vidyalaya
  • Ashram Vidyalaya
  • Z.P. School
  • Nutan School
  • Manjulabai Kinhalkar Girls school
  • Madina Tul Uloom High School and Junior College

Banks

Demographics
Religions in Bhokar[1]
Religion Percent
Hindu
 
 56.61%
Muslim
 
 33.48%
Buddhist
 
 09.21%
Sikh
 
 0.15%
Others†
 
 1%
†Includes Jains

As of the 2011 census, Bhokar had a population of 32,899. The Municipal Council had a gender ratio of 924 females per 1,000 males. 12.4 percent of the population were under six years old. Effective literacy was 87.40 percent. 81.74 percent of women were literate. Male literacy was 92.68 percent.[2]

See also

References
  1. Census 2011.
  2. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.


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