Sakri

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  ?Sakri
Maharashtra • India
Map indicating the location of Sakri
Location of Sakri
 Sakri 
Coordinates: 20°35′N 74°11′E / 20.58, 74.19
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
Elevation

• 403 m (1,322 ft)
District(s) Dhule

Coordinates: 20°35′N 74°11′E / 20.58, 74.19

Sakri is a small town in the Dhule District of the Nashik division one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state

It is located on National Highway 6 running between Hazira (near Surat) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West bengal.

Balsane and Mangiji-Tungiji are two prominent Jain pilgrim centers very close to Sakri.

Sakri Tahasil has more than 200 small villages, most of tribes live in those villages such as Konkani, Mavachi, Bhill, Vanjari. The famous Kanhaiyalal Maharaj temple at Amali (taluka-Sakri) is 40 km away from Sakri towards (Gujarat). There are too many chalse in sakri