Bhokar

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

Bhokar
Town & Tehsil HQ
Bhokar Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Bhokar Bhokar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19.217803°N 77.669392°E / 19.217803; 77.669392
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Marathwada
District	Nanded
Founded by	Satvahana Kings
Named after	Maharashtra Police Academy
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	BMC
• Administrator	Pavan Yadav, CEO
• MLA	Mr.Ashok Chavan
• MP	Vasant Balwant Chavan
Elevation	460.00 m (1,509.19 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	32,899
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	431 801
STD Telephone code	02467
Vehicle registration	MH 26
Lok Sabha constituency	Nanded
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bhokar
Nearest city	Nanded

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^[update] 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]

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2011[3]	17104	15795	32899	-	56.610	33.475	0.188	0.149	9.210	0.182	0.012	0.173

Education

See also

• Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)