About Bhokar Village

Bhokar is a large village in Jalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,629, made up of 1,839 males and 1,790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1396 hectares hectares.

Bhokar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhokar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalgaon
Tehsil	Jalgaon
Area (hectares)	1396 hectares
Population	3,629
Male Population	1,839
Female Population	1,790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1396 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhokar

Bhokar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhokar as Available within village. 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 27 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Chavalkhede, about 16 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 town	Chopda	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chavalkhede	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalgaon	27 km

Villages closest to Bhokar

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

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Common questions about Bhokar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhokar village had a population of 3,629. That makes it the 16th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Bhokar village has 1,839 males and 1,790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhokar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Bhokar covers 1396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhokar falls under Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhokar is Chavalkhede, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhokar.

Bhokar is about 27 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhokar is in Jalgaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 12 km away. Chavalkhede is about 16 km away. Jalgaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.