Akot

Akot
—  city  —
Akot Location of Akot in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Akola
Population	80,796 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 345 metres (1,132 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 444101 • Telephone • +07258 • Vehicle • MH30-

Akot is a city and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Prashis Meshram

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Transport 4 Education 5 Junior colleges for science, arts & commerce 6 Education For Kids And Teenagers 7 Places of interest 8 Historical Events 9 Temples 10 References

Geography

Akot is located at . It has an average elevation of 345 metres (1131 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Akot had a population of 80,796. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Akot has an average literacy rate of 70.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 74.8% of the males and 66.6% of the females are literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Akot is well connected by road with Akola, Telhara, Paratwada, Daryapur, Murtijapur and Amravati. Only meter gauge rail line is present in Akot connecting Akola Via Ratlam, Indore and Jaipur.

Akot is a railway station on Akola-Khandwa Meter Gauge Section of Hyderabad(HYB) Division of South Central Railway(SCR). After Divisional adjustments in 2003, which saw the bifurcation of Hyderabad Division, Akot now comes under Nanded(NED) Division of SCR. The section from Akola to Khandwa passing through Akot will be taken up for Gauge Conversion a little later.

Education

There is one senior college for Arts, Commerce & Science which is also a recognized research centre for Amravati University.

1. Shri Shivaji Senior College, Daryapur Road.

Junior colleges for science, arts & commerce

1. Shri Shivaji Arts, Commerce & Science College

2. Shri Shivaji Jr. College, Anjangaon Road

3. Boys Urdu Highschool & Junior College (For Science)

4. Smt.Laxmibai Gangane Junior College

5. Urdu Zilha Parishad Junior College (For Arts)

6. Akot Krishi Mahavidyalaya (For Arts, Science & Commerce)

7. Lal bahadur shastri Junior college of science

8. Dr.Iqbal K.G. Primary and High school

9. D.B.B college anjangaon road akot (BBA & BCA) ADMISSIONS OPEN

10. Joshi`s Kohinoor technical Institute Akot.

11.Shri Narsing Vidayalya Akot

Education For Kids And Teenagers

1. Shir Swami Vivekanand English School

2. Dr.Panjabrao Deshmukh Primary School

3. Lal Bahadur Shastri Dyanpeeth

4. ASKI KIDS Public School. Popatkhed Road.

5. Dr.Iqbal Primary Urdu School

Places of interest

Narsing Maharaj Temple - Very Old temple in Akot of Saint Narsingh Maharaj.

Narnala Fort - It is a historically famous Indian fort deep within the densely forested hills of the Melghat tiger reserve in the Satpura region. Narnala is a one hour walk from Shahanur, 24 km from Akot (Akola). There is a road from Akot via Popatkhed for vehicles. The Narnala fort & nearby area is affluent with numerous flora & fauna. The place has historic importance & attracts many people every year visiting for religious reasons, tourism & adventure sports. The forest area is also a part of Melghat Tiger Reserve.

Chikhaldara - It is a situated on hills of Melghat Tiger reserve in the Satpura region. It is around 107 km from Akot via Paratwada

Shri Wari Hanuman Temple & Shri Hanuman Sagar Dam is nearby place in adjacent forest lands(Telhara taluka). The place is famous for religious tourism & adventure sports.

Akolkhed :- Sant Gajanan Maharaj Vihir is situated 11 k.m. away in north direction of Akot.This temple is situated in forest.This a very beautiful place and near that place PAZAR TALAV is present.

Mundgaon:-Sant Gajanan Maharaj Paduka Santhan Mundgaon is situated on Akot Telhara road 12 km from Akot

Khatkali Forest, Ambabarwa core area, Dhargad Mahadev Temple

Historical Events

Nov 28, 1803 - The Battle of Argaon, ( Adgaon near Akot ), took place on November 28, 1803, between the British under the command of Governor Arthur Wellesley and the forces of Maratha under Bhonsle of Nagpur during Second Anglo-Maratha War.

Temples

• Temple of 'Narsing Maharaj', called 'Hut of Maharaj' where Narsing Maharaj entered into the state of samadhi in middle of 1700 as he felt the mission of his life was complete.
• Temple of Swami Samarth Maharaj. Once a year there is a big festival of the anniversary of Swami Samartha's birth, for which people from all over Maharashtra come to Akot.
• Temple of Ganesha with an idol said to be about 1000 years old, which is a piece of wood having the appearance of Lord Ganesha, found while digging by a worker. It was found when the town was going through a hard time of the plague epidemics, after the establishment of the idol, the epidemics disappeared.

References

	Dharni(Amravati district)		Anjangaon Surji
	Hiwarkhed, Tunki
		Akot
	Telhara, Shegaon	Akola	Daryapur