Akolner

Village in Maharashtra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Akolner is a village near Ahmednager in Maharashtra, India. Akolner is 16 km from its District Main City Ahmednagar. It is 105 km away from Pune and 250 km from the state capital, Mumbai.[1][2]

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Akolner
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Akolner is located in Maharashtra
Akolner
Akolner
Location in Maharashtra, India
Akolner is located in India
Akolner
Akolner
Akolner (India)
Coordinates: 18°59′N 74°40′E
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictAhmednagar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
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The National award-winning Marathi film Fandry, released on 14 February 2014, was shot in Akolner. In its pre-independence era, Akolner was governed by Dabholkars after 1920s.

Economy

Oil depots belonging to Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum are situated in the village, which is accessible by railway and by road. It is also famous for milk production, peacocks found in farms & floriculture.

Notable people

Akolner is the birthplace of Das Ganu, a follower of Sai Baba of Shirdi.

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