Jalkot

Jalkot is a Town and headquarters for Jalkot Taluka in Aurangabad Division of Nanded District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.^[1]

Jalkot
town
Jalkot Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 18°37′45″N 77°10′52″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Taluka	Jalkot
Government
• Type	Nagar panchayat
• Body	Jalkot Nagar panchayat
Elevation	646 m (2,119 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	7,912
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	413532
Telephone code	+02471
Vehicle registration	MH24 / MH55
Lok Sabha constituency	Latur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Udgir
Literacy	67%

The place is famous for its Mahadeo Temple. This place is also famous for a large fort(60 ft.) of the Deshmukh family. The place is surrounded by 3 mountains of the Balaghat ranges. The government offices in the town are the telephone exchange, MSEB office, the police station, tehsil office (panchayat samiti), a good number of schools and colleges.

History

During the 1947 "Hyderabad Police Action" there was a brief battle outside of Jalkot where a Hyderabad Army artillery field piece was captured.^[2] The town and around territories were ruled by local kings belonging to Deshmukh family.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Jalkot had 7,912 inhabitants, with 4,097 males (51.8%) and 3,815 females (48.2%), for a ratio of 931 females per 1000 males.^[3]

Education

Various schools are:

• Zilha parishad high school and kanya shala and other schools.
• junior college is Gurudatt Mahavidyalaya.
• There are 4 D-Ed colleges in city, these are mahatma phule adhyapak vidyalaya, Sambhajirao kendre adhyapak vidhyalaya and Engineering institute, Tirupati adhyapak vidhyalaya, and Sambhaji kendre adhyapak vidhyalaya.
• There is a CBSE school named Subhadrai English School.
• Other English Schools include M.P Model English School, The World School etc.

Temples

• Balaji Temple is the new attraction of the town. Devotee's around the town are rushing to the place for God Tirupati darshan.
• Also Vitthal Rukmini Temple is nearby.
• Many other temples such as Lord Shiva Temple, Lord Datta Temple, Virbhadra Temple, Ambabai Temple and Hanuman Temple draw attention of people.
• A Temple of Mahadamai is located in a huge fort of Jalkot.