Bhor

This article is about the Bhor city in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. For the tehsil in Pune district, see Bhor tehsil. For the princely state, see Bhor State.
Bhor
Bhor
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Bhor

Location in Maharashtra, India

Coordinates: 18°10′N 73°51′E / 18.17°N 73.85°E / 18.17; 73.85Coordinates: 18°10′N 73°51′E / 18.17°N 73.85°E / 18.17; 73.85
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Elevation 588 m (1,929 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 17,882
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Bhor ( pronunciation ) is a city and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Geography

Bhor is located at 18°10′0″N 73°51′0″E / 18.16667°N 73.85000°E / 18.16667; 73.85000.[1] It has an average elevation of 588 metres (1929 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Bhor had a population of 17,882. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Bhor has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 83% and female literacy of 73%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational institutions

Bhor is home to a large number of educational institutes such as, primary schools, high schools as well as colleges.In the town are two schools, the Raja Raghunathrao Vidhyalaya and the Shivaji Vidyalaya, and a college, A.T. College Bhor. Raja Raghunathrao Vidyalay in Bhor is 110 years old. An increasing number of educational institutes providing technological education are being founded near the town. Such as -

http://www.navsahyadri.edu.in

Transportation

Bhor is midway between Pune and Satara on NH 4 (Pune Satara Highway)

History

Main article: Bhor State

Bhor was one of the princely states of British India, under the Poona political agency of the Bombay Presidency, and later the Deccan States Agency. Along with Akkalkot, Aundh, Phaltan, and Jath, it was one of the Satara Jagirs. Situated among the higher peaks of the Western Ghats, the state covered an area of 2,357 square kilometres, and had a population of 137,268 in 1901.[3] Its Hindu rulers, of the Deshastha Brahmin caste, used the title "Pantsachiv" and were entitled to a hereditary 9-gun salute. Its flag was a red swallow-tailed pennant.

Films shot

The temple of Bhoreshwar, dedicated to Lord Shiva was a location for the film shoot of Aamir Khan's Mangal Pandey. The temple of Bhoreshwar, is a temple dedicated to lord Shiva in form of local deity of Bhor village (since ancient times). The idol of lord Shiva, or the Shiv Linga here is very old and is carved out of stone and recently modified by covering with KARPOOR KANTA (2015). The temple also features a huge Nandi Idol, a Lord Veerbhadraeshwara Idol, A trishul(Trident) and two small Nandi idols along with a stone cereal grinder, two stone water tubs, a Nandi mukh outlet, a stone carved tortoise, a stone idol of lord Nagdevta, a stone idol of Lord Ganesha, and entire stone flooring!

Narhe village near Bhatghar Dam on the banks of the Welvanda river bank is a beautiful location which has been attracting many Hindi and Marathi film producers since 2005.

Films shot have been Chalte Chalte,Mangal Pandey, Khakee,jolly L.L.B,Gandhi -My father, Chal Chalachal,Ramaya vastaviya, and lots of Marathi TV serials like raja shiv chatrapati etc.in rajwada

Films like lokmanya-ek yugpurush a marathi film is also shot in R.R highschool bhor. It is a highschool which was built by British and it is 110 years old.

Trivia

Bhor is one of the Indian cities which has a Martian crater named after it. The other cities/towns are Amet, Broach, Kakori, Poona (Pune), Rayadurg, Sandila and Wer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhor
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  3. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhor". Encyclopædia Britannica. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 846.
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