Bhokardan

Bhokardan
—  city  —
Bhokardan
Location of Bhokardan
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Jalna
Population 16,950 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 587 metres (1,926 ft)

Bhokardan (Marathi: भोकरदन) is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

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History

Bhokardan has been identified by the modern historians with the ancient city of Bhogavardhana. During the Satavahana period, this city was located on the trade route from Ujjayini to Prathishthana. Its inhabitants made donations to the stupas of Bharhut and Sanchi. The ancient site comprising two mounds, about 70 ft high, was discovered by M. N. Deshpande in 1958.[1] During the excavations at Bhokardan in 1973 by a joint team of Nagpur University and Marathwada University, two periods of occupation were identified:

During the excavations, traces of foundations, brick walls, floors, post-holes, fallen roofs and a ring well discovered. The artifacts found from the site included punch-marked coins, copper coins of the Satavahanas and the Kshatrapas and a few terracotta seals and sealings. About 2000 beads made of terracotta, glass, shell and semi-precious stones were also found. A large number of terracotta, iron, copper and ivory objects were found from the site.[2]

Geography

Bhokardan is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 587 metres (1925 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Bhokardan had a population of 16,950. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bhokardan has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 70% and female literacy of 54%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Bhokardan is further divided into different part. The town next to other side of river is called Alla-Pur. Old Bhokardan has Pardesi lane where all Tharewal people lives next to it is Mali lane and then Deshmukh and Bramhan lane.

New Bhokardan is developing fast and it's where all local offices are located.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ghosh, A. (ed.) (1959). Indian Archaeology - A Review 1958-59. Department of Archaeology, Government of India. pp. 68–9. 
  2. ^ Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Delhi: Pearson Education. p. 398. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9. 
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhokardan
  4. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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