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Beautiful City
editAkole is a Taluka Place in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra State India. Well Surrounded with the mountains of Sahyadri. This place holds significant contribution in History & Geography of Maharashtra. Perfect place for nature lovers. Akole is a tehsil in Sangamner subdivision of Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
- Area- 150508 Hectors
- Agriculture Land-98712 Hectors
- Forest Land-41698 Hectors
- No. Of Village- 191
- Population Total-2,71,719
- Male-1,37,617
- Female-1,34,102
- Sex Ratio of total-974
- Literates Total-1,60,734
- Male-95,179
- Female-65,555
- Average Rainfall-508.9 mm
- Farmer-69,771
- Farm Labour-16,576
- SC-9,446
- ST-1,01,966
Key Features are -
- 1) Pravara River - Well known for its Sweet water
- 2) Wilson Dam - Completely Built in Lead
- 3) Umbrella Falls - Water falls with the shape of an umbrella
- 4) Randha Falls - Falls used for shooting in lot of bollywood flicks including "Maine Pyaar Kiya" and "Raju Chacha"
- 5) Kalsubai - Highest Peak in Maharashtra 1646 m
- 6) Ghatghar - Highest Rainfalls in Maharashtra and 1st project of Udanchan hydroproject of 250 MW
- 7) Konkankada - flattest,Sharpest and deepest edge of mountains
- 8) Bhandadara Dam - Beautiful dam
- 9) Agasti Rishi Ashram- place where Bhagwan Shri Ram meet Agasti rishi
- 10) Nilwande Dam - New Dam built famous lake side view.
- 11) Amruteshwar temple- best example of construction in the era of Peshve(Maratha)
- 12) Mula River - Famous For Dangerous Water floodind in Rainy Season With it's Sweet Water.
- 13) Pimpalgaon Khand Dam- This a new Dam Developed in 2014. The capacity of this Dam is 85 TMC.
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