Sakri
Sakri | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 20°59′25″N 74°18′52″E / 20.99028°N 74.31444°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Dhule |
| Biggest City of Taluka | Pimpalner |
| Government | |
| • Body | Sakri Nagar Panchayat |
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 21,764 |
| Demonym | Sakrikar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 424304 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-18 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nandurbar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Sakri |
Sakri is a census town and a taluka in the Dhule District of the Nashik division, Maharashtra state, India. The town of Sakri is the administrative headquarters for Sakri Taluka. Another Sakri is in Bihar, which is now a railway junction.
Sakri is a Nagar Panchayat. The people there are mostly Hindu with Jain, Muslim and Sikh minorities. The languages mostly spoken are Marathi, Ahirani and Bhili.
The town is located on National Highway 6 which is now Asian Highway AH46 running between Hazira (near Surat) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West Bengal. This highway connects it with to the larger Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) which once completed will be game changing for the industrial investments and growth.
Sakri Taluka has recently witnessed rapid investment in Green Energy Projects including Solar Energy Projects as well as Wind Mills Project run by Suzlon Company.
Sakri is the second largest tehsil in Maharashtra state by land area, after Chikhaldara (Amravati).