- Akola district
Akola is a district inMaharashtra , located in centralIndia .Akola district forms the central part ofAmravati division, which corresponds to the formerBritish Raj province ofBerar .Area of the district is 5,431 km². It is bounded on the north by
Amravati District , to the east byAmravati District and byWashim District , to the south by Washim District, and to the west byBuldhana District . Washim was earlier a part of Akola.History
The
Battle of Argaon , ( Adgaon near Akot ), took place onNovember 28 1803 , between the British under the command of GovernorArthur Wellesley and the forces ofMaratha underBhonsle ofNagpur duringSecond Anglo-Maratha War .Many old forts are located in Akola District viz.
*Narnala Fort
*Akot Fort
*Akola Fort
*Balapur Fort Geography
The district boundary latitude are : Nand longitude are : E
The climate is tropical and people mostly uses cotton clothes.
Rivers and lakes
The
Purna River forms the part of north boundary of the district, and the top north portion of the district lies within its watershed along withAas River andShahnur River . TheVaan River forms the part of northwest boundary of the district after entering from the Amravati district.The
Maan River drains the southwestern portion of the district,Morna River drains the midsouth portion of the district,while the southeast is drained by theKatepurna River andUma River .Here are some of the rivers in
Akola , with their tributaries*
Uma River
**Katepurna River
**Shahanur River
**Morna River
**Mann River
***Mas River
***Utawali River
***Vishwamitri River
***Nirguna River
****Gandhari River
**Aas River
**Vaan River Demography
The population of the district is 1,630,239 (2001 census).The district is 38.49% urban as of 2001. [http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm]
Divisions
The district of Akola comprise of talukas namely
Akot ,Telhara ,Akola ,Balapur ,Patur ,Barshitakli andMurtajapur .Transport
Important railway stations with their codes are Paras, Gaigaon,
Akola Junction(AK),Murtijapur Junction (MZR) and are under Bhusawal-Badnera Section ofBhusawal Division of Central Railway.The other stations under
meter gauge are Hiwarkhed(), Adgaon Buzurg(ABZ) , Akot(AKOT), Patsul(PTZ), Ugwe(UGWE),Akola Junction , Shivani Shivpur(SVW), Barshitakli(BSQ), Lohogad(LHD), Amna Vadi(AMW),Jaulka(JUK) are under Purna - Khandwa Section ofSouth Central Railway .The stations under narrow gauge are Lakhpuri,
Murtajapur Junction, Karanja under two Narrow Gauge Branch lines viz Murtajapur-Achalpur and Murtajapur-Yavatmal ofBhusawal Division of Central Railway.Economy
Cotton and Jawar are the predominant crops grown in the district.Oil and Dal mills are also rampant. The economy is mostly agriculture based. Nowadays, soyabean crop is an important crop as major soyabean plants have come up in the area.
External links
[http://akola.nic.in Akola district official website]
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