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About Bhokar Village

Bhokar is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 297 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares.

Bhokar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhokar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 297
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhokar compares

By the 2011 count Bhokar is the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bhokar

Bhokar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhokar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhokar from other places

Bhokar lies about 39 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Adgaon Buzurg, about 8.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhokar
Nearest railway station Adgaon Buzurg 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 9.6 km
Nearest town Telhāra 9.6 km
District headquarters Akola 39 km

Villages closest to Bhokar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Telhara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhokar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhokar village had a population of 560. That makes it the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Bhokar village has 297 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhokar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Bhokar covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhokar falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhokar is Adgaon Buzurg, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhokar.

Bhokar is about 39 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhokar is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Adgaon Buzurg is about 8.5 km away. Telhara is about 9.6 km away. Telhāra is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranegaon (2.2 km), Kalegaon (3.2 km) and Sirsoli (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhokar today is likely to be higher.

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