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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Akola|
| settlement_type = City and District Headquarters
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| border = infobox
| total_width = 270
| image_style =
| perrow = 1/2/1
| image1 = India Akola Maharashtra temple.jpg
| image2 = Khandelwal_Tower.png
| image3 = Akola Fort.png
| image4 = PDKV Akola - Agricultural University.png
}}
| image_caption = Clockwise from top: Salasar Balaji Temple, Akola Fort, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Headquarters, Clocktower
| nicknames = The Cotton City,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/amp/list-of-indian-cities-and-their-nicknames-1482841047-1 | title=List of Nicknames of Indian Cities | date=23 November 2021 }}</ref> Rajrajeshwar Nagari
| Named for =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India3#Asia
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Akola City.
| coordinates = {{coord|20.7|N|77.00|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg|23px]] [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 =
| subdivision_name3 = [[Akola district|Akola]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Maharaja Akolsingh
| government_type = [[Mayor-Council]]
| governing_body = [[Akola Municipal Corporation]]
| leader_title1 = District Collector
| leader_name1 = Ms. Nima Arora (IAS)
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 124
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_min_m = 287
| elevation_max_m = 324
| population_total = 537,137
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 5065
| pop_est_as_of =
| population_urban =
| population_rank = [[List of most populous cities in India|IN: 84th]]<br />[[List of cities in Maharashtra|MH: 14th]]
| population_demonyms = Akolekar
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 444001, 444002, 444003, 444004, 444005, 444006, 444007, 444104, 444109, 444302
| area_code = 0724
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH-30
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 91.9%
| website = https://akola.gov.in/
| leader_title2 = Municipal Commissioner
| leader_name2 = Kavita Dwiwedi (IAS)
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 0.958
| blank3_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
| blank3_info_sec2 = <span style="color:green">High</span><ref>{{cite web|website=maharashtra.gov.in|title=Economic survey of Maharashtra
|url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/upload/WhatsNew/Economic%20Survey%20of%20Maharashtra...pdf|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>
| official_name =
| leader_name = Archana Masne
| leader_title = Mayor
}}

'''Akola''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|k|oː|l|aː}}) is a major city in [[Vidarbha|Vidarbha Region]], it is governed by a [[Municipal Corporation]], it is the [[List of cities in Vidarbha|third largest city in Vidarbha]] after [[Nagpur]] and [[Amravati]]. is located about {{Convert|580|km|mi|abbr=}} east of the state capital, [[Mumbai]], and {{Convert|250|km|mi|abbr=}} west of the second capital, [[Nagpur]]. Akola is the administrative headquarters of the [[Akola district]] located in the [[Amravati division]].

Akola is located north-central of Maharashtra state, western India, on the banks of the [[Morna River]]. Although it is not considered a common tourist destination, Akola is an important city due to its history, culture, politics, and agriculture. It also has a prominent road and rail junction in the [[Tapti River]] valley that functions as a commercial trading center.

Akola is an important educational center with several colleges affiliated with the [[Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University]]. The city is developing into a market center. The primary language spoken by the people of Akola is [[Marathi language|Marathi]].

==History==
=== Early medieval history (Classical) ===
Akola is mentioned to be a part of [[Berar Province|Berar province]] and the legendary kingdom of [[Vidarbha Kingdom|Vidarbha]] in the [[Sanskrit]] epic [[Mahabharata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahanbharat.net/geography/mahabharat-map|title=Mahabharat Map - Come, let us create a Mahan Bharat.|website=www.mahanbharat.net|accessdate=30 April 2023}}</ref> Berar also formed part of the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan Empire]] during the reign of [[Ashoka the Great|Ashoka]] (272 to 231 BCE), before being ruled by the [[Satavahana]] dynasty (2nd century BCE – 2nd century CE), the [[Vakataka]] dynasty (3rd to 6th centuries), the [[Chalukya dynasty]] (6th to 8th centuries), the [[Rashtrakuta]] dynasty (8th to 10th centuries), the Chalukya dynasty (10th to 12th centuries), and the [[Yadava dynasty]] of [[Daulatabad, Maharashtra|Devagiri]] (late 12th to early 14th centuries-old

=== Late medieval history ===
A period of [[Muslim rule of India|Muslim rule]] began when [[Alauddin Khalji]], [[Delhi Sultanate|Sultan of Delhi]], conquered the region in the early 14th century. The region was part of the [[Bahmani Sultanate]], which broke away from the Delhi Sultanate in the middle of the 14th century. The Bahmani Sultanate itself broke up into smaller sultanates at the end of the 15th century, and in 1572 Berar became part of the [[Nizam Shahi]] sultanate, based at [[Ahmadnagar|Ahmednagar]]. The Nizam Shahis ceded Berar to the [[Mughal Empire]] in 1595, and the Mughals ruled the Berar province during the 17th century. The Akola fort was heavily fortified during the Mughal king [[Aurangzeb]]'s rule.<ref name="fof2">{{cite web|title=Friends of Forts|url=http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405125744/http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm|archive-date=5 April 2009|access-date=2009-02-04}}</ref> As Mughal rule started to unravel at the start of the 18th century, [[Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I|Asif Jah I]], [[Nizam]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] seized the southern provinces of the empire (including Berar) in 1724 to form an independent state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Berar {{!}} region, India|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Berar|access-date=2020-08-06|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>

=== Maratha Empire ===
The region came under the rule of [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]], and later his sons as the [[Maratha Empire]] rose from 1674 to 1760. When Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj I died in 1749, he appointed Peshwa as the head of the Maratha Empire with certain conditions. The [[Third Battle of Panipat|third battle of Panipat]] in 1761 crippled the Maratha Empire and weakened the power of Peshwa, but Berar remained under Maratha rule.

The [[Battle of Argaon]] in 1803 was fought in Akola between the [[British East India|British]] and the Marathas during the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]]. In the [[third Anglo-Maratha War]], the last Peshwa, [[Baji Rao II]], was defeated. In 1853, the Akola district together with the rest of Berar came under the administration of the [[British East India Company]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Akola District Gazetteer, Mediaeval Period History |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/AKOLA/his_mediaeval%20period.html |website=Maharashtra State Gazetteers, Akola District |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> Berar was divided into East and West Berar with the Akola district being included in the west. In 1903, Berar was leased to the Nizam of Hyderabad by the British East India Company in return for the debt.

=== Post-independence ===
After [[Indian independence movement|India's independence]] in 1947 from the British Government, the newly formed country was divided into different states. The [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]'s proposed linguistic provinces plan before the Independence of India had positioned Akola as the headquarters of the Berar region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_partition/101.html|title=101|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_partition/tables/101a.html|title=101a|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref>

The states and provinces of India were reorganized in 1956, and the region of Berar was divided among different states. Akola became a part of bilingual [[Bombay State|state of Bombay]] which was further divided into two states in 1960 when Akola became a part of the new state of Maharashtra.

==Demographics==
{{Historical population
| source = [[Census of India]]<ref name="Mahapopulation">{{Cite web |url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/ecoSurvey/ataglanc.pdf |title=Mahapopulation |website=Census of India |publisher=maharashtra.gov.in |language=mr |access-date=2008-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303204222/http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/ecoSurvey/ataglanc.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2009}}</ref>
| 1981 | 225412
| 1991 | 328043
| 2001 | 400520
| 2011 | 427146
}}

According to the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Akola City had a population of 427,146 and an area of about {{Convert|128|km2|mi2|abbr=}}. After the city's municipal limits were extended in Aug 2016, it was recorded to have a population of 537,137.

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! rowspan="2" |Female
! rowspan="2" |Total Population
! rowspan="2" |Change
! colspan="8" |Religion (%)
|-
!Hindu
!Muslim
!Christian
!Sikhs
!Buddhist
!Jain
!Other religions and persuasions
!Religion not stated
|-
|2001<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls Census India 2001].</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |206649
| style="text-align:right;" |193871
| style="text-align:right;" |400520
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:right;" |57.429
| style="text-align:right;" |27.309
| style="text-align:right;" |0.476
| style="text-align:right;" |0.164
| style="text-align:right;" |12.859
| style="text-align:right;" |1.603
| style="text-align:right;" |0.071
| style="text-align:right;" |0.089
|-
|2011<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011].</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |217393
| style="text-align:right;" |208424
| style="text-align:right;" |425817
| style="text-align:right;" |0.063
| style="text-align:right;" |54.928
| style="text-align:right;" |29.935
| style="text-align:right;" |0.419
| style="text-align:right;" |0.204
| style="text-align:right;" |12.914
| style="text-align:right;" |1.456
| style="text-align:right;" |0.025
| style="text-align:right;" |0.119
|}
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==Geography and climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Akola (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 38.2
| Feb record high C = 40.5
| Mar record high C = 44.4
| Apr record high C = 47.0
| May record high C = 47.8
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 40.6
| Aug record high C = 40.0
| Sep record high C = 40.0
| Oct record high C = 40.0
| Nov record high C = 38.9
| Dec record high C = 36.7
| year record high C = 47.8
| Jan high C = 30.0
| Feb high C = 32.9
| Mar high C = 37.2
| Apr high C = 41.0
| May high C = 42.2
| Jun high C = 37.6
| Jul high C = 32.3
| Aug high C = 30.6
| Sep high C = 32.3
| Oct high C = 33.5
| Nov high C = 31.8
| Dec high C = 30.0
| year high C = 34.3
| Jan low C = 14.2
| Feb low C = 16.2
| Mar low C = 20.2
| Apr low C = 24.8
| May low C = 27.9
| Jun low C = 26.3
| Jul low C = 24.5
| Aug low C = 23.7
| Sep low C = 23.5
| Oct low C = 20.9
| Nov low C = 17.0
| Dec low C = 13.7
| year low C = 21.1
| Jan record low C = 3.9
| Feb record low C = 2.2
| Mar record low C = 5.6
| Apr record low C = 11.1
| May record low C = 11.9
| Jun record low C = 19.8
| Jul record low C = 20.0
| Aug record low C = 18.3
| Sep record low C = 15.4
| Oct record low C = 10.0
| Nov record low C = 5.6
| Dec record low C = 3.9
| year record low C = 2.2
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 12.2
| Feb rain mm = 8.6
| Mar rain mm = 12.9
| Apr rain mm = 3.4
| May rain mm = 13.1
| Jun rain mm = 139.4
| Jul rain mm = 213.6
| Aug rain mm = 195.2
| Sep rain mm = 132.1
| Oct rain mm = 46.9
| Nov rain mm = 17.6
| Dec rain mm = 6.8
| year rain mm = 801.7
| Jan rain days = 1.0
| Feb rain days = 0.7
| Mar rain days = 1.1
| Apr rain days = 0.4
| May rain days = 1.2
| Jun rain days = 6.8
| Jul rain days = 10.8
| Aug rain days = 9.9
| Sep rain days = 6.3
| Oct rain days = 2.9
| Nov rain days = 1.1
| Dec rain days = 0.5
| year rain days = 42.7
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 37
| Feb humidity = 26
| Mar humidity = 22
| Apr humidity = 18
| May humidity = 22
| Jun humidity = 45
| Jul humidity = 66
| Aug humidity = 71
| Sep humidity = 63
| Oct humidity = 46
| Nov humidity = 43
| Dec humidity = 40
|year humidity = 42
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 21–24
| access-date = 30 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M135-M136
| access-date = 30 March 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
|location = [[Akola Airport]] (1981–2010, extremes 1961–2002)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 35.4
| Feb record high C = 40.5
| Mar record high C = 43.0
| Apr record high C = 45.9
| May record high C = 47.7
| Jun record high C = 46.9
| Jul record high C = 40.5
| Aug record high C = 36.8
| Sep record high C = 38.4
| Oct record high C = 39.0
| Nov record high C = 35.5
| Dec record high C = 35.7
| year record high C = 47.7
| Jan high C = 29.9
| Feb high C = 32.4
| Mar high C = 37.2
| Apr high C = 41.0
| May high C = 42.4
| Jun high C = 37.7
| Jul high C = 32.3
| Aug high C = 30.6
| Sep high C = 32.5
| Oct high C = 33.7
| Nov high C = 31.6
| Dec high C = 29.7
| year high C = 34.2
| Jan low C = 14.0
| Feb low C = 15.8
| Mar low C = 20.2
| Apr low C = 25.1
| May low C = 27.8
| Jun low C = 26.2
| Jul low C = 24.1
| Aug low C = 23.5
| Sep low C = 23.1
| Oct low C = 20.2
| Nov low C = 16.1
| Dec low C = 12.9
| year low C = 20.8
| Jan record low C = 4.9
| Feb record low C = 7.7
| Mar record low C = 9.0
| Apr record low C = 12.6
| May record low C = 18.6
| Jun record low C = 18.3
| Jul record low C = 17.7
| Aug record low C = 19.6
| Sep record low C = 12.5
| Oct record low C = 10.8
| Nov record low C = 5.1
| Dec record low C = 4.4
| year record low C = 4.4
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 13.8
| Feb rain mm = 9.9
| Mar rain mm = 11.9
| Apr rain mm = 3.9
| May rain mm = 13.0
| Jun rain mm = 150.4
| Jul rain mm = 212.6
| Aug rain mm = 183.3
| Sep rain mm = 122.4
| Oct rain mm = 68.0
| Nov rain mm = 15.9
| Dec rain mm = 7.0
| year rain mm = 812.1
| Jan rain days = 0.8
| Feb rain days = 0.8
| Mar rain days = 1.0
| Apr rain days = 0.4
| May rain days = 1.4
| Jun rain days = 7.2
| Jul rain days = 10.8
| Aug rain days = 9.9
| Sep rain days = 6.0
| Oct rain days = 3.0
| Nov rain days = 0.9
| Dec rain days = 0.6
| year rain days = 42.9
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 37
| Feb humidity = 32
| Mar humidity = 23
| Apr humidity = 18
| May humidity = 21
| Jun humidity = 44
| Jul humidity = 66
| Aug humidity = 71
| Sep humidity = 62
| Oct humidity = 47
| Nov humidity = 40
| Dec humidity = 39
|year humidity = 41
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals/><ref name=IMDextremes/>
}}

==Governance==

=== Police administration ===
{{More citations needed section|date=November 2020}}
Akola Police maintains eight police stations in the Akola city subdivision that cover the metropolitan area of the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Akola Police|url=http://akolapolice.gov.in/home#section2|website=akolapolice.gov.in}}</ref>

The government also approved the creation of a new Railway Police Akola subdivision that will include Akola, Wardha, and Badnera railway police units. The Akola Police subdivision falls under the Nagpur District of Railway.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 November 2020|title=Akola Railway Police|url=https://www.nagpurrailwaypolice.gov.in/en/jurisdiction-nagpur-railway-police|access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Mahabeej Bhavan Akola.png|right|thumb|240px|Mahabeej Bhavan, Akola]]

== Transportation ==
===Air===
{{main|Akola Airport}}

[[Akola Airport]] (also known as Shioni Airport) {{Airport codes|AKD|VAAK}} is the [[domestic airport]] of Akola and is {{Convert|999|ft|m|abbr=|order=flip}} above sea level. It was built by British authorities in the 1940s and regularly sent flights to Mumbai. Now it is non-functional and has one runway (4,600×145 ft). The airport's expansion and use have been delayed as it is unable to get land from the university of [[Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth]].<ref>{{cite news|title=AAI red flags Akola airport extension – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 May 2014 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/AAI-redflags-Akola-airport-extension/articleshow/35353330.cms}}</ref>

===Road===
[[File:NH6atAkola.jpg|220px|right|thumb|National Highway No. 6 passes through Akola.]]
NH-6, which connects Surat to Kolkata, passes through the city. State Highways No. 68 and 69 also pass through the municipal limits. Other highways include State Highway 204, State Highway 200: Akola – Amravati, and State Highway 197. NH-161 begins from Akola and reaches in Telangana near Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=अकोला जिल्हा शासकीय संकेत स्थळ|url=http://akola.nic.in|access-date=2017-11-05|website=akola.nic.in}}</ref>

===Rail===
The city is served by the [[Akola Junction railway station]].

==Education==
{{multiple image
| align = right
| direction = vertical
| width1 = 240
| image1 = PDKV Akola - Agricultural University.png
| caption1 = Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University
| width2 = 240
| image2 = COETA.jpg
| caption2 = College of Engineering & Technology, Akola
| width3 = 240
| image3 = Adm building1.jpg
| caption3 = Government Medical College, Akola
}}

{{See also|List of schools in Akola}}

===Agricultural university===
Akola houses Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), whose jurisdiction covers all eleven districts of Vidarbha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdkv.ac.in/?page_id=69#sthash.vqqIHqmN.dpbs|title = Jurisdiction eg: Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Vidyapeeth, Akola}}</ref>

===Medical science colleges===
* [[Government Medical College, Akola]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Vasantrao Deshpande]]
* [[Anand Modak]]
* [[Vijay P. Bhatkar]]
* [[Patrick Barr]]
* [[Vitthal Wagh]]
* [[Sudharak Olwe]]
* [[Shivdeep Lande]]
*[[Ranjit Patil]]
*[[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]
*[[T. S. Korde]]
*[[Vallabhdas Aidan Mohta]]
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Akola (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community – Maharahstra |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher=Census |access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 58.51
|color1 = Orange
|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 21.32
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Buddhism]]
|value3 = 18.53
|color3 = Blue
|label4 = [[Jainism]]
|value4 = 1.01
|color4 = red
|label5 = [[Christianity]]
|value5 = 0.32
|color5 = DodgerBlue

|color6 = chocolate
|label7 = Others
|value7 = 1

|color7 = Gray
}}

[[File:Raj-Rajeshwar Temple Akola.png|right|thumb|Raj-Rajeshwar Temple, Akola]]
[[File:All_Saints_Church,_Akola,_Maharashtra_on_Christmas1.jpg|thumb|This church is an 1873 British establishment. It has Christmas decorations.]]

==See also==
* [[Akola railway station]]
* [[Akola Airport]]
* [[Vidarbha]]
* [[Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth]]
* [[Varhadi|Varhadi language]]
* [[List of cities in Maharashtra]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Official website|http://akola.nic.in/ }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061802/http://bharatkrushaksamajmah.org/team.html Bharat Krushak Samaj]
* [https://paarivahan.com/maharashtra/akola-mh30 Akola Regional Transport Office]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Akola
|North = [[AKOT]]
|Northeast = [[Daryapur]], [[Amravati district]]
|East = [[Murtizapur]]
|Southeast = [[Barshitakli]]
|South = [[Patur]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Balapur, Akola district|Balapur]]
|Northwest = [[Telhara]], [[Shegaon]]
}}
{{Akola district}}
{{vidarbha}}
{{Maharashtra}}

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