Akkalkot

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Place details

Locality: Akkalkot
Region: Maharashtra
Country: India
Population: 40,103
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Akkalkot
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Maharashtra#India#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Maharashtra, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maharashtra
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Solapur
Settlement.government_type: City and Municipal Council
Settlement.governing_body: Akkalkot City and Municipal council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 40103
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_demonym: Akkalkotkar
Settlement.demographics_type1: Language

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Wikidata facts

Area: 4.42
Elevation: 443
Dialing code: 2181

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postal code: 413216

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Contents

History
Princely Akkalkot
Religious significance
Geography
Demographics and languages
Education
Transport
See also
References
External links

Akkalkot () is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated 38 km southeast of Solapur and close to the border of Karnataka state.

City is the home to Shri Swami Samarth, a 19th-century saint who is believed by his devotees to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Akkalkot State during the British Raj, was a princely state ruled by the royal Bhonsale dynasty.