Akkalkot Taluka
17°31′20″N 76°12′18″E / 17.5223064°N 76.2048938°E
Akkalkot Taluka | |
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Location of Akkalkot Taluka in Solapur District | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur District |
| Headquarters | Akkalkot |
| Government | |
| • Assistant SDM/Tahasildar | Anjali Marod |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,390.3 km2 (536.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 314,570 |
| • Sex ratio | 950 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Villages | 138 |
| Revenue circles | 7 |
| Average rainfall | 643.6 mm |
Akkalkot Taluka is one of the 11 tehsils of Solapur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The tehsil occupies the southeast corner of the district and is bordered by Osmanabad District to the north, Karnataka's Kalaburagi and Bijapur districts to the southeast and south respectively, and South Solapur Taluka to the west. The tehsil headquarters is located at Akkalkot, which is also the largest city in the tehsil and a religious center of the area.