Akola district

Akola district (Marathi pronunciation: [əkolaː]) is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, which was the former British Raj Berar Province.

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Akola.

Akola district
District
Top: Narnala Fort, Akola
Bottom: Grassland near Akola
Location in Maharashtra
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DivisionAmravati
HeadquartersAkola
Tehsils7
Government
 • BodyAkola Zilla Parishad
 • Guardian MinisterRadhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Cabinet Minister
 • President Zilla Parishad
  • President
    Mrs. Pratibhatai Bapurao Bhojane
  • Vice President
    Mrs. Savitribai Hirasingh Rathod
 • District Collector
  • Smt. Nima Arora (IAS)
 • CEO Zilla Parishad
  • Mr. Saurabh Katiyar (IAS)
 • MPs
Area
 • Total5,428 km2 (2,096 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,813,906
 • Density330/km2 (870/sq mi)
 • Urban
44.04%
Demographics
 • Literacy88.05%
 • Sex ratio946
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMH 30
Major highwaysAH-46, NH-53, NH-161, NH-161A, NH-161G, NH-161E, NH-361C, NH-548C, MSH-24, SH-197, SH-204, SH-200, SH-194, SH-195, SH-198, SH-199, SH-201, SH-212
Average annual precipitation750 mm
Websiteakola.gov.in

Area of the district is 5,428 km2. It is bounded on the north and east by Amravati District, to the south by Washim District, and to the west by Buldhana District. Washim was earlier a part of Akola till 1999. Akola district includes seven talukas which are Akola, Akot, Telhara, Balapur, Barshitakli, Murtijapur and Patur.

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