Bhor

This article is about the Bhor city in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. For the tehsil in Pune district, see Bhor tehsil. For the scientist with a similar name, see Niels Bohr.

Bhor
—  city  —
Bhor Location of Bhor in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	18°10′N 73°51′E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Pune
Population	17,882 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 588 metres (1,929 ft)

Bhor  pronunciation (Marathi: भोर) 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. It has an average elevation of 588 metres (1929 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, 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 instiutes providing technological education are being founded near the town. Such as -

• R. D. College of Pharmacy was established in Bhor in the year 1992, starting with a 2-year diploma course. A degree course was started at the college in 1994, the students receive a Bachelors in Pharmacy degree from the University of Pune.

• Abhinav Education Society's College of Engineering and Technology with a 3-year diploma course was established in 2006 at Wadwadi. The college gives a degree through the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education(MSBTE)

• Universal College of engineering, Sasewadi, Bhor

• Navsahyadri Education Society's Group of Institutions (NESGOI), Naigaon, Bhor

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

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, Khakee, Gandhi -My father, Chal Chalachal and lots of Marathi TV serials.use it

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

• Bhor State

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.