Country India District Bhandara | State Maharashtra Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | |
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Vehicle registration MH36 ( Under Bhandara RTO) Neighborhoods Panchshil Ward, Shivaji Ward, Ganesh Ward | ||
Girola hills sakoli bhandara district near nagpur
Sakoli is a town, a tehsil and a municipal council in Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Contents
- Girola hills sakoli bhandara district near nagpur
- Map of Sakoli Maharashtra 441802
- Geography
- Transport
- Education
- Culture
- References
Map of Sakoli, Maharashtra 441802
Geography
Sakoli is located at 21.08N,79.98E. It has an average elevation of 233 metres (767 feet). It is located on Mumbai - Kolkatta National Highway 6. Sakoli is well surrounded by lake, ponds, and hills[of small to medium heights]. Approximately two to three km from the city 'Chulbhand' river flows.The 'Gondumari Palace' is just 10 km away from the city. It is of historical importance due to the presence of JAMINDARI kingdom—memorials of them can still be found today. Two important tourist points, viz., 'Nagzira National Park' and "Navegaon Bandh Bird Sanctuary' are very close to the city, making it as visitors' the only convenient place.
Transport
Sakoli is well connected to the major and minor cities. This city lie along National Highway 6 mainly connects Mumbai and Kolkata (via Nagpur, Raipur). Other cities like Gondia, Gadchiroli,Chandrapur etc., are also well-connected through roads and/or rails. Gondia Junction(60km) and Nagpur Junction(105km) are the nearest major Railway Stations from the city. Other railways station of importance is Saundad (convenient place to go by train to Gondia and Chandrapur). Nearest Airport is Nagpur International Airport (120km)
Education
The town has good education facilities ranging from Kindergarten to University degrees. This city has several schools( Marthi and English), Highschools(5Marathi 1English), One Government Polytechnic college, Many other degree colleges including, BPharm, BA, MA, BSc, MSC, B-com, M-com,DEd , DPharm, Physical Educational Institute, Nursing Institutes,etc. Sakoli is well known in the Bhandara District for the quality education.
Culture
People of many religions can be found at Sakoli. Few temples of Lord Durga, Lord Ganesha, Buddha Vihar, mosque can be found in the city. The religious festivals, such as—to name few, Gudi Padva,Bouddha-pournima, Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti, Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashis, Gokulashtami, Poda, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Sraswati Puja, Gauripujan, Dasara, Divali, Holi, Muharram, Ramzan Id and Bakr-Id, and few fairs are observed.