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Bhor (ⓘ) is a town 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.[1] It has an average elevation of 588 metres (1929 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Bhor had a population of 18,543. 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. There are number of Primary and secondary schools and colleges in the town, the Raja Raghunathrao Vidyalaya, the Shivaji Vidyalaya, and, A.T. College Bhor. Raja Raghunathrao (commonly called R.R.) Vidyalaya in Bhor is 110 years old and was built by the 11th
An increasing number of educational institutes providing technical education are being built near the town, such as:
- University of Pune.
- Abhinav Education Society's College of Engineering and Technology with a three-year diploma course and 4-year degree course was established in 2006 at Wadwadi. The college gives a degree through the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education
- Universal College of Engineering, Sasewadi, Bhor
- Navsahyadri Education Society's Group of Institutions, Naigaon, Bhor
Transportation
Bhor is midway between Pune and Satara on NH 4 (Pune Satara Highway).
History
Bhor was one of the
As a Filming Location
The temple of Bhoreshwar, dedicated to
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.[citation needed]
Films shot have been Chalte Chalte, Mangal Pandey, Khakee, Jolly LLB, Gandhi - My father, Chal Chalachal, Ramaya Vastaviya, and many Marathi TV serials like Raja Shiv Chatrapati, etc. have been shot in the local palace.
Films like
Trivia
Bhor is one of the Indian cities which has a
See also
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhor
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Who's who in India, Burma & Ceylon. Who's Who Publishers (India) Limited. 1940.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bhor". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 846.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Bhor on Mars". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Search Results". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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