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'''Bhor''' is a city and a [[municipal council]] in [[Pune district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].
==Geography==
Bhor is located at {{coor d|18.17|N|73.85|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Bhor.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhor]</ref> It has an average elevation of 588 [[metre]]s (1929 [[foot (unit of length)|feet]]).
==Demographics==
[[As of 2001]] India [[census]],<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref> Bhor had a population of 17,882. 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.
==History==
[[Image:Bhor flag.svg|thumb|left|Princely flag of Bhor]]Bhor was one of the [[princely states]] of [[British India]], under the Poona political agency of the [[Bombay Presidency]], and later the [[Deccan States Agency]]. Along with [[Akkalkot]], [[Aundh]], [[Phaltan]], and [[Jath]], it was one of the Satara Jagirs. Situated among the higher peaks of the [[Western Ghats]], the state covered an area of 2357 square kilometres, and had a population of 137,268 in 1901. Its [[Hindu]] rulers, of the [[Deshastha Brahmin|Deshastha brahmin]] [[caste]], used the title "Pantsachiv" and were entitled to a hereditary 9-gun salute. Its flag was a red swallow-tailed pennant.
The state was founded by Shri Shankarji Narayan (Pantsachiv) in the year [[1697]], and was acceded to the [[Dominion of India]] on [[8th March]] [[1948]]. The last Ruler of Bhor was Raja Shrimant Sir Raghunathrao Shankarrao Babasaheb Pandit Pantsachiv. The town of Bhor, once the capital of the princely state, is located about 40 kilometres south of [[Pune]], adjacent to Bhatghar dam. The royal palace is still present. In the town are two schools, the Raja Raghunathrao Vidhyalaya and the Shivaji Vidyalaya, and one senior college, A.T. College Bhor. Also present in the vicinity is the temple of Bhoreshwar, dedicated to [[Lord Shiva]] and the location for the film shoot of [[Aamir Khan]]'s [[The Rising (Indian film)|Mangal Pandey]]. A temple dedicated to goddesses Janubai and Khiloba are located in Mhalawadi, a village close by Bhatghar dam. Shooting of the marathi serial "Sonyacha Umbra" was carried out in the historical palace belonging to Pantsachiv.
==Recent Rulers of Bhor==
* Pantsachiv Chimnajirao (-1827)
* Pantsachiv Raghunathrao Chimnajirao (1827-1837)
* Pantsachiv Chimnajirao Raghunathrao (1837-1871)
* Pantsachiv Shankarrao Chimnajirao (1871-1922)
* Raja Shrimant Sir Raghunathrao Shankarrao Bhausaheb Pandit Pantsachiv (1922-1951)
* Raja Shrimant Sadashivrao Raghunathrao Bhausaheb Pandit Pantsachiv (1951-1979)
* Raja Shrimant Chintamanrao Sadashivrao Pandit Pantsachiv (1979- present)
==Trivia==
Bhor is one of the Indian cities which has a [[List of craters on Mars|Martian crater]] named after it. The other cities/towns are [[Amet]], [[Broach]], [[Kakori]], Poona ([[Pune]]), [[Rayadurg]], [[Sandila]] and Wer.
== See Also ==
* [[List of Indian Princely States]]
==References==
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