Akkalkot

Akkalkot
City
Akkalkot is located in Maharashtra
Akkalkot
Akkalkot
Location in Maharashtra, India
Akkalkot is located in India
Akkalkot
Akkalkot
Akkalkot (India)
Akkalkot is located in Asia
Akkalkot
Akkalkot
Akkalkot (Asia)
Coordinates: 17°31′30″N 76°12′20″E / 17.52500°N 76.20556°E / 17.52500; 76.20556
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSolapur
Government
 • TypeCity and Municipal Council
 • BodyAkkalkot City and Municipal council
Population
 (2011)
 • Total40,103 [1]
DemonymAkkalkotkar
Language
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN CODE
413216
Vehicle registrationMH-13

Akkalkot () is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[2] It is situated 38 km southeast of Solapur and close to the border of Karnataka state.[3]

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.[4] Akkalkot State during the British Raj, was a princely state ruled by the royal Bhonsale dynasty.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Akkalkot | District Solapur, Govt. of Maharashtra, India | India". Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Akkalkot - DOT-Maharashtra Tourism - Maharashtra Tourism". DOT-Maharashtra Tourism. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Swami Samarth of Akkalkot".

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