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POSITION Bhokardan is the principal town of the tahsil of the same name, settled along the right bank of the Khelna river, a tributary of the Purna in latitude 20o16' north and longitude 75o46'56" east. It is situated on the road to Jafferabad which takes off from the Aurangabad-Jalgaon highway at Sillod. The town is also connected with Jalna the principal commercial centre of the Marathvada region.
STRUCTURE Bhokardan is surrounded by a ruined wall. There is an inner citadel which served to house the offices of the tahsildar and other minor officials. The marks of its former prosperity are discernible in the solid masonry walls which have collapsed for the most part, while the bands of earth scattered round the town mark the sites of once beautiful fruit and vegetable gardens. The manufactures consist of coarse blankets or kambals coarse cloth and coarse brown sugar. A weekly market is held on every Saturday. The town has eight small temples and two mosques. Three fairs are held annually, the largest being the one held at the temple to Khandoba. About half a mile from the town on the left bank of the Khelna, are the ruins of a Mahanubhav temple. Below the temple there are some caves in the river bank but they are all blocked up with silt and rubbish. The town has the tahsildar's office, a panchayat samiti or block development office and a police station
PARTS
Bhokardan is further divided into different parts. The town next to other side of river is called Alla-Pur. Near the Alla-pur town on the left bank of the Khelna is Rameshwar temple(Shiv Mandir). South Part of Bhokadan is Known as New Bhokardan(bangla).
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