Jalkot

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{{Short description|Village in Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jalkot
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| native_name_lang = Marathi
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| settlement_type = town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18|37|45|N|77|10|52|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[latur district|latur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Jalkot Taluka|Jalkot]]
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| government_type = [[Nagar panchayat]]
| governing_body = Jalkot Nagar panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 646
| population_total = 7912
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Latur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Latur]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Udgir (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Udgir]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 67%
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 413532
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +02471
| registration_plate = MH24 / MH55
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'''Jalkot''' is a Town and headquarters for [[Jalkot Taluka]] in [[Nanded district#Divisions|Aurangabad Division]] of [[Nanded District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8822F17A3774E0440003BA962ED3|Jalkot (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref>

The place is famous for its Mahadeo Temple. This place is also famous for a large fort(60 ft.) of the [[Deshmukh]] family. The place is surrounded by 3 mountains of the Balaghat ranges. The government offices in the town are the telephone exchange, MSEB office, the police station, [[tehsil office]] (panchayat samiti), a good number of schools and colleges.

==History==
During the 1947 "[[Hyderabad Police Action]]" there was a brief battle outside of Jalkot where a Hyderabad Army artillery field piece was captured.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Sandhu, Gurcharn Singh|year=1987|title=The Indian cavalry: history of the Indian Armoured Corps, Volume II|location=New Delhi|publisher=Vision Books|page=266|isbn=978-81-7094-004-3}}</ref>
The town and around territories were ruled by local kings belonging to [[Deshmukh]] family.

==Demographics==
In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Jalkot had 7,912 inhabitants, with 4,097 males (51.8%) and 3,815 females (48.2%), for a ratio of 931 females per 1000 males.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Jalkot: Jalkot|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx|access-date=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005084213/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
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Various schools are:
*Zilha parishad high school and kanya shala and other schools.
*junior college is Gurudatt Mahavidyalaya.
*There are 4 D-Ed colleges in city, these are mahatma phule adhyapak vidyalaya, Sambhajirao kendre adhyapak vidhyalaya and Engineering institute, Tirupati adhyapak vidhyalaya, and Sambhaji kendre adhyapak vidhyalaya.
*There is a CBSE school named Subhadrai English School.
*Other English Schools include M.P Model English School, The World School etc.

==Temples==
*[[Balaji temple Jalkot|Balaji Temple]] is the new attraction of the town. Devotee's around the town are rushing to the place for God Tirupati darshan.
*Also Vitthal Rukmini Temple is nearby.
*Many other temples such as Lord Shiva Temple, Lord Datta Temple, Virbhadra Temple, Ambabai Temple and Hanuman Temple draw attention of people.
*A Temple of Mahadamai is located in a huge fort of Jalkot.

==References==
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[[Category:Latur district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Latur district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]

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