Akkalkot Taluka

Coordinates: 17°31′20″N 76°12′18″E / 17.5223064°N 76.2048938°E / 17.5223064; 76.2048938

Akkalkot Taluka
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Tehsil

Location of Akkalkot Taluka in Solapur District
Country  India
State Maharashtra
District Solapur District
Headquarters Akkalkot
Government
  Tahsildar Siddharam Patil[1] (BJP)
Area[2]
  Total 1,390.3 km2 (536.8 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[3]
  Total 314,570 [4]
  Sex ratio 950 [5]
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Villages 138 [6]
Revenue circles 7
Average rainfall 643.6 mm

Akkalkot Taluka is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This tehsil occupies the southeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the north, Karnataka's Gulbarga and Bijapur districts to the southeast and south respectively and South Solapur Taluka to the west. The tehsil headquarters is located at Akkalkot, which is also the largest city in the tehsil and a religious center of the area.

As of 2011, the population of tehsil was 314570, out of which 161314 were male and 153256 were female. [7]

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