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Akkalkot Taluka

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

Akkalkot Taluka
Location of Akkalkot Taluka in Solapur District
Location of Akkalkot Taluka in Solapur District
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSolapur District
HeadquartersAkkalkot
Government
 • Assistant SDM/TahasildarAnjali Marod [1]
Area
 • Total1,390.3 km2 (536.8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total314,570 [3]
 • Sex ratio
950 [4]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Villages138 [2]
Revenue circles7
Average rainfall643.6 mm

Akkalkot Taluka is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The tehsil occupies the southeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the north, Karnataka's Kalaburagi 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.

Demographics

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As of 2011, the population of the taluka was 314,570, out of which 161,314 were male and 153,256 were female.[4]

Languages of Akkalkot taluka (2011)[5]

  Kannada (54.21%)
  Marathi (24.28%)
  Hindi (9.01%)
  Urdu (7.08%)
  Lambadi (3.11%)
  Telugu (1.39%)
  Others (0.92%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 54.21% of the population spoke Kannada, 24.28% Marathi, 9.01% Hindi, 7.08% Urdu, 3.11% Lambadi and 1.39% Telugu as their first language.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "LIST AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICERS AS PER NEWLY DELIMITED ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES" (PDF). Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics" (PDF). solapur.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Census statistics" (PDF). solapur.gov.in.
  4. ^ a b c "Census statistics" (PDF). solapur.gov.in.
  5. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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