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Jalkot | |
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town | |
Coordinates: 18°37′45″N 77°10′52″E / 18.62917°N 77.18111°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Latur |
Taluka | Jalkot |
Government | |
• Type | Democratic |
• Body | Nagarpanchayat |
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 | MH 24 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Latur |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Udgir |
Literacy | 67% |
Jalkot is a village and headquarters for Jalkot Taluka in Latur Division of Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. [1]
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.
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.
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]
Various schools are: