Bokadvira
Bokadvira
बोकडवीरा Navin Sheva | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 View of the Bokadvira village | |
 Interactive map of Bokadvira | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Konkan region |
| District | Raigad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Grampanchayat |
| • Body | Bokadvira |
Bokadvira (Marathi: बोकडवीरा) also known as Navin Sheva is a village in the Raigad district of Maharashtra in India.[1] It is located near the Dronagiri Railway Station. It is situated in the area of Uran Taluka.[2] It is connected by Uran-Panvel road.[3] The village holds a police chowki called Bokadvira Police Chowki.[4] It is close to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) near Navi Mumbai.[5]
The Patils are the dominant community in the village of Bokadvira. The mother tongue of the village is Marathi. Presently the village comes under the broader region of the Navi Mumbai development projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan region of Maharashtra. The village is locally governed by the Grampanchayat of Bokadvira.
Demographics
[edit]According to the Indian population census 2011, the total population of the village is 2810. Out of the total population, 1492 are males and 1318 are females. There are total 679 number of households in the village.[6]
Among the total population, 2191 are literate people, while 619 people are illiterate.
History
[edit]During the British rule in 1826, the village of Bokadvira was granted for reclamation of salt wastes.[7] In 1984, the people of nearby village named Sheva gaon were displaced from their village for construction of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Port. The farmers of the village were given the village of Bokadvira.[8]
The farmers were promised compensation for the loss of their land, livelihoods, and way of life.
References
[edit]- ↑ "'Rule of law or rule of muscle power?': Bombay HC asks on plea over illegal constructions". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "चाळीस वर्षांची प्रतीक्षा संपली ! उरणस्थित बोकडवीरा गावकऱ्यांना वाढीव नुकसानभरपाई मिळणार - उच्च न्यायालयाचे आदेश". Loksatta (in Marathi). 2026-08-16. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "Panvel-Uran via Bokadvira ST service finally started after two years". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "उरण-पनवेल मार्गाच्या रुंदीकरणाचा प्रस्ताव, नवघर फाटा ते बोकडवीरा पोलीस चौकीपर्यंत चौपदरी मार्ग". Loksatta (in Marathi). 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "Bombay HC Enhances Compensation For Bokadvira Landowners After 40-Year Wait". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "Population finder | Government of India". censusindia.gov.in (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2026-08-30. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Government Central Press. 1882.
- ↑ "Verbal assurance given for rehabilitation of Sheva Koliwada transit camp". The Hindu. 2024-12-22. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-09-27.