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Akola railway station (AK) yellow board.

About Akola Maharashtra.

Akola City is located 98km from Amravati in the state of northern Maharashtra. it is known for its major crops like pulses, groundnut, oil, rice, cotton, wheat, and millet. Not only this but Akola is famous all over India for its carved temples/mosques, textile mills, and cotton production. It is also known as the “Cotton City of India” due to its high-quality cotton cultivation and being the largest producer of cotton in India.

If you talk about industries, then industries of textile, vegetable oil, bidi, cigarette, and cotton manufacturing are located here. The goods manufactured from it are transported to other districts by road and rail. Here are their junctions, due to which Akola gets even more benefits in transport. Some of the major delicacies here are the Akola’s famous pani puri (pani ke batase), karanji, badam halwa, sunth panak, chakli, tilgul, puran poli, and modak.

The Marathi Sahitya Sammelan is very famous in the annual festivals here, although it was organized only for two years due to some reasons. Religious places of all religions like Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, etc are present in this city, Tourists from many cities come to Akola to get there. In terms of population, about “5 lakh 37 thousand” people reside here. The languages ​​spoken here are Marathi, Hindi, and Urdu.

Famous Roads.

  • Mangrulpir Road
  • Mumbai – Kolkata – Nagpur Highway
  • Akot File Road
  • Balapur Road
  • Washim Road
  • Dabki Road
  • Murtizapur Road
  • Old City Road
  • Nalgaon Main Road
  • Mothi Umri Road
  • Railway Station Road
  • Tilak Road
  • Santoshi Mata Road
  • Lady Hardinge Road
  • Akashwani Road
  • Kholeswar Road
  • Hospital Main Road

Famous Chowks.

  • Ratanlal Chowk
  • Durga Chowk
  • Saheed Abdul Hameed Chowk
  • Agrasen Chowk
  • Sundara Bai Khandelwal Tower
  • Mastan Chowk
  • Ibrahim Behlim Chowk
  • Tipu Sultan Chowk
  • Fateh Chowk
  • Phulaari Chowk
  • Mohamad Ali Chowk
  • Satav Chowk
  • Civil Line Chowk
  • Kulkhed Chowk
  • Subhas Chowk

Rivers And Lakes.

  • Morna River
  • Kumbhari Talab

Ways Of Transportation.

Akola map with its name.

Transportation is an essential element for the development of any city, which connects the city with many other cities and also makes trade easier. The following are the means of transportation in Akola. The major ways of transportation here are roads, rail roots, and airways.

Roads – The NH-53, NH-161, SH-200, SH-204, SH-197, and SH-74 are six major national and state highways that go through Akola, which connect this city to other cities like – Murtizapur, Barsi Takli, Akot, Balapur, Malegaon Jahangir, Khamgaon and Shegaon together.

Railways – Akola has a railway station called (Akola Junction). Its station code is (AK). this station is located in midtown Its length is about 697.26 meters and the width is about 155.14 meters. a total of 106 trains are active here and it has a total of 6 platforms in operation.

Airways – Akola has a small airport but this is used by only government officials. so for any domestic flight, you have to go to its nearest airport known as (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur). which is situated 253 km far away in the east direction from here. it takes nearly 4 hours and 43 minutes to reach there.

Pin Code Of City.

Often people also search on Google what is the pin code of Akola. The full form of The Pin Code is Postal Index Number Code. And the pin code of the city Head Office is “444001”

Distance From Major Cities.

  • Amravati – 81 km
  • Burhanpur – 102 km
  • Jalna – 153 km
  • Parbhani – 165 m
  • Nanded – 179 km
  • Aurangabad – 197 km
  • Nagpur – 223 km
  • Dhule – 231 km
  • Indore – 252 km

Latest Weather Updates.

The average temperature of Akola is around 34.3°C in summer and 21.1°C in winter. And here on average 801.7mm (31.56 inches), every year of rainfall happens. Every year, there are roughly 42 days when it rains here. For today’s weather information about Akola, click on the link given below.

  • Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  • Ventusky.com
  • Weatheravenue.com

News Agencies.

A list of some famous local news agencies is given below. These include newspapers, magazines, local news channels, etc.

  • GTPL News
  • Satya Ladha
  • Halchal Abtak
  • Yash News Digital
  • Akola 24 News
  • Ematru Bhumi
  • The Current Scenario
  • Divya Hindi
  • Epaper Lokshahi Varta

Best Parks.

  • Nisarga Park
  • Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park
  • Hutatma Smarak
  • Chhatrapati Udhyan
  • Nehru Park
  • Sri Balasaheb Thackeray Garden
  • Mughal Garden
  • Children’s Park
  • Srihari Park
  • Tuition Area Park

Best Hospitals.

  • ICON Hospital
  • Sunnah Hospital
  • Ozone Multispeciality Hospital
  • Citi Hospital
  • Amrut Hospital
  • Aadhar Hospital
  • Sadhwani Hospital
  • Rajeshwar Hospital
  • Khapli Eye Hospital – Eye Hospital
  • Muley Hospital

Best Hotels.

  • Hotel Venus International
  • Hotel Rising Sun
  • Hotel Jasnagra
  • Ranjeet Hotel
  • Hotel Shagun
  • CSC Resort
  • Hotel Vaibhav
  • Hotel Center Plaza
  • V Executive Hotel
  • RG Exclusive Stay & Fine Dine

Best Schools.

  • School of Scholars KK
  • RDG Public School
  • Happy Hours High School
  • Mount Carmel School
  • Jasnagra public school
  • Podar International School
  • The School Academy
  • Holy Cross Convent High School
  • Muslim Urdu High School
  • Noel School

Best Colleges.

  • R L T College of Science
  • Shivaji College Of Arts, Commerce, And Science
  • Sitabai Arts, Commerce, And Science College
  • Shri Shivaji College
  • Post Graduation Institute
  • College Of Forestry, Dr. P.D.K.V
  • Berar General Education Society
  • National Science, college
  • RDG College For Women
  • Smt Maherbanu College of Science & Commerce

Geography Of Akola.

Akola political map with its name.

STD code of Akola is ”0724” Its height is about (286 meters) above sea level. Here the registration of cars, bikes, and passenger vehicles is done in “MH-30”. The area of ​​Akola city is (128 kilometers square). There is a total of “20 Police Stations” situated here.

Official Government Websites.

Famous Areas Of City.

  • Geeta Nagar
  • Mata Nagar
  • Naigaon
  • Malipura
  • Shahanwajpura
  • Gulzarpura
  • Nafees Bagh
  • Bhavani Peth
  • Akruti Nagar
  • Shivar
  • Jatharpeth
  • Jafrabad
  • Umerkhed
  • Sukapur
  • Baidpura

Famous Places To Visit.

  • Taibah Mall
  • Raj Rajeshwar Temple
  • Nishant Tower
  • BlackBerry Complex
  • The Yellow Plate Cafe
  • Asadgad Fort
  • Birla Ram Mandir
  • Salasar Balaji Temple
  • Dakshata Nagar Compex
  • Kapshi Lake
  • Bun Maska Cafe
  • Miraj Cinemas
  • Dawat restaurant
  • Nehru Park
  • Pariwar Garden Restaurant
  • Veera Da Dhaba
  • Spice Garden
  • Hotel Meera
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