Sakri

For the town in Bihar, see Sakri, Madhubani. For the village in Himachal Pradesh, see Sakri, Kangra.

Sakri
Town
Sakri Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°59′25″N74°18′52″E / 20.99028°N 74.31444°E / 20.99028; 74.31444
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Biggest City of Taluka	Pimpalner
Government
• Body	Sakri Nagar Panchayat
Elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	21,764
Demonym	Sakrikar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	424304
Vehicle registration	MH-18
Lok Sabha constituency	Nandurbar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sakri

Sakri is a census town ^[1] and a taluka in the Dhule District of the Nashik division, Maharashtra state, India. The town of Sakri is the administrative headquarters for Sakri Taluka. ^[2] Another Sakri^{[ vague ]} is in Bihar, which is now a railway junction.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sakri is a Nagar Panchayat. The people there are mostly Hindu with Jain, Muslim and Sikh minorities. The languages mostly spoken are Marathi, Ahirani and Bhili.

The town is located on National Highway 6 which is now Asian Highway AH46 running between Hazira (near Surat) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West Bengal. This highway connects it with to the larger Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) which once completed will be game changing for the industrial investments and growth.

Sakri Taluka has recently witnessed rapid investment in Green Energy Projects including Solar Energy Projects as well as Wind Mills Project run by Suzlon Company.

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Sakri is the second largest tehsil in Maharashtra state by land area, after Chikhaldara (Amravati).

Subdivisions of Sakri taluka

1. Pimpalner City (semi-urban Area)
2. Sakri city(semi-urban Area)
3. Dusane (North- East Sakri Taluka)
4. Nizampur (North- West Sakri Taluka)
5. Kasare (South- East Sakri Taluka)
6. Dahivel (West Sakri Taluka)

Demography

As per Census of India year 2011, the population was 21,764.

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2011 [4]	11202	10562	21764	-	82.747	14.717	0.037	0.340	0.533	1.516	0.000	0.110

Tourism

Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan Tirth, Balsana, Sakri, Dhule

Pratima (Idol) of Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan was found by a farmer while ploughing his field. This 77 inches pratima was kept in the farmers house at the village Balsana, in Dhule District of Maharashtra. Param Pujya Acharya Shrimad Vijay Vidyanand Surishwarji, who was then a Muni and was in the vicinity of Dhule, heard about this. He went to Balsana and visited the farmer. Param Pujya Shree convinced the farmer to hand over the Pratima to the Jains, so that proper care and puja according to Jain Rituals could be performed. The farmer agreed.

Param Pujya Shree Vidyanandji Maharaj Saheb then called a meeting of many Jain Sanghs. After careful deliberations and upon suggestions of all Jain Sanghs present, he decided and declared that Shree Shitalnath Bhagwan Sanstha, Dhule will own, build and manage temple of Shree Vimalnath Bhagwan, at Balsana. Till date this temple is owned and governed by Dhule Sangh.

Kanhaiyalal Maharaj Temple, Dhaner-Amali, Sakri, Dhule

God kanhaiyalal Maharaj is said to be avatar of 'God Vishnu'. The temple is holy and ancient.

Alaldari Waterfalls

Close to kanhaiyalala Maharaj Temple, there is a valley called "Alal Valley". In rainy season, a number of waterfalls form in Alaldari.^{[ citation needed ]}

Goddess Kanbai Temple, Balsana, Sakri, Dhule

Goddess kanbai is said to be "avatar" of goddess parvati. She is well worshiped goddess in Maharashtra as well as the places where maharashtrians lived. She is said to be wife of "Kanher", "avatar" of God Shiva. This temple was made by Holkar queen. Now-a-days it is preserved by Maharashtra Government. The area around this ancient temple contains two more temples. One of God Shiva and one Of God Surya (Sun). The Surya temple is broken and also the idol of God Surya is broken, The Shiva Temple is in well condition and worshiped by the villagers.

References

1. "Sakri Population Census 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016.
2. "District Administration". Dhule District.
3. "World's largest solar project to come up in Dhule, sakri is nice place for visiting Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
4. Census India 2011.