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Kurankhed
Kurankhed (India)
Coordinates: 20°42′7″N77°14′59″E / 20.70194°N 77.24972°E / 20.70194; 77.24972 Coordinates: 20°42′7″N77°14′59″E / 20.70194°N 77.24972°E / 20.70194; 77.24972
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration MH-30

Kurankhed is a village in the Akola district in Amravati division of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in India.

It is situated on the bank of the river Katepurna, one of the north-flowing rivers in the Akola district, and it is also recognized as the village Katepurna. It is well known among the pilgrimage for the shri Chandika Devi locally known as Dhaga Devi, the temple situated in the village boundary of the village Dhaga. The annual fair organised in the month of April every year. The many historic evidence was noticed in the mythological books, the historic name of Kurankhed was mentioned as Kuntinpur.

It is located on National Highway 6 running between Hazira (near Surat) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West bengal. [1]

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References

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