Jalkot

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Jalkot
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°37′45″N77°10′52″E / 18.62917°N 77.18111°E / 18.62917; 77.18111
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Taluka Jalkot
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
 • BodyNagarpanchayat
Elevation
646 m (2,119 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total7,912
Language
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
413532
Telephone code+02471
Vehicle registration MH 24
Lok Sabha constituency Latur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Udgir
Literacy67%

Jalkot is a village and headquarters for Jalkot Taluka in Latur Division of Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. [1]

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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. [2] 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. [3]

Education

Various schools are:

Temples

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References

  1. ↑ Jalkot (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ Sandhu, Gurcharn Singh (1987). The Indian cavalry: history of the Indian Armoured Corps, Volume II. New Delhi: Vision Books. p. 266. ISBN   978-81-7094-004-3.
  3. ↑ "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Latur: Jalkot: Jalkot". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.


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