Sakri Taluka

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Sakri Taluka is a taluka/tahasil in Dhule Subdivision of Dhule District of Maharastra state in India.[1] Headquarters for the taluka is the town of Sakri.

Places of interest

Important temples:

  • The famous Kanhaiyalal Maharaj temple at Amali (taluka-Sakri) is 40 km away from Sakri towards Gujarat. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnu or Kanhaiyalal Maharaj.[2]
  • Balsane and Mangiji-Tungiji are two prominent Jain pilgrim centers very close to Sakri.
  • In the village of Balsane there are some well preserved caves, as well as a number of temples.[2]

There are temples (Brahma, Vishnu, Dasavatara) and math on the banks of the Burai river. The biggest is Mahadeva temple. [3]

Others places:

  • The Panzara Kan Sahakari sugar mill is near the town of Sakri.
  • The Panzra Dam
  • Akkalpada Dam
  • In Bhamer there is an
    • old fort
    • a series of monk's dwellings built into an escarpment.[2]

Geography

Part of Sakri Taluka is in the Western Ghats, and 35.27% of the taluka is forested.[4]

National Highway 6 is the major highway in the taluka.

Villages

Sakri Tahasil has eight revenue circles with 225 revenue villages, most quite small.[1] Many tribes live in those villages including Konkani, Mavachi, Bhill and Vanjari. There are

Demographics

The people in Sakri Taluka are mostly Hindu. The languages most spoken there are Marathi and Ahirani.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "District Administration". Dhule District. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Places To Visit". Dhule District. 
  3. ↑ Gopal Krishna Kanhere, The Temples of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Information Centre (from Government of Maharashtra), Mumbai, 2003, p.133-137
  4. ↑ "Strategic Research Extension Plan". Dhule District. 2006. 



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