Akkalkot Taluka
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Akkalkot Taluka is one of the 11 tehsils
of Solapur District
in the India
n 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 2001, the tehsil population was 390,037
Tehsils of India
Tehsils of India belong to the subdivisions of India.Tehsil, taluk, taluka are synonyms.Taluk* The state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India has a total of 201 taluks, see :Category:Taluks of Tamil Nadu* Goa has taluks, see :Category:Taluks of Goa...
of Solapur District
Solapur District
- Solapur District is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.Solapur district leads in beedi...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. This tehsil occupies the southeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District
Osmanabad district
-Osmanabad district is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Osmanabad, erstwhile Dharashiv . Temple of goddess Tuljabhavani at Tulajapur is famous in India...
to the north, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
's Gulbarga
Gulbarga District
Gulbarga district is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district...
and Bijapur districts to the southeast and south respectively and South Solapur Taluka to the west. The tehsil headquarters is located at Akkalkot
Akkalkot
Akkalkot |ಅಕ್ಕಲಕೋಟೆ is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated 40 km southeast of Solapur and very close to the border between Maharashtra and Karnataka states...
, which is also the largest city in the tehsil and a religious center of the area.
As of 2001, the tehsil population was 390,037