Sakri

Sakri
—  town  —
Sakri
Location of Sakri
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Dhule
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


403 metres (1,322 ft)

Sakri (Marathi: साक्री) is a small town in the Dhule District of the Nashik division one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state. Another Sakri is in Bihar, which is now a railway junction.

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 Sakri is a very small town. The people there are mostly Hindu. The Sakri Nagai Mata is a good place to visit. The Panzara Kan Sahakari sugar mill is Near Sakri. The Panzra river is in Sakri. The Akkalpada Dam is in Sakri. The languages most spoken in Sakri are Marathi & Ahirani. Ahirani is spoken in many villages in Sakri. [1]

References

  1. ^ Ahirani

There is famous education society named "Sakri Education Society" which pursue @ different location n offer variety of courses.