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

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Bhokar
Town
Bhokar Location in Maharashtra, 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 for	Maharashtra Police Academy
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	BMC
• Administrator	Pavan Vishnu Chandak
• MLA	Mr.Ashok Chavan
• MP	Prataprao Chikhalikar
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

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]

See also

• Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

References