Akola district

The district Akola ( Marathi: अकोला जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts in the state of Maharashtra in India. The city of Akola is the administrative center of the district. The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,813,906 people.

Population

The urban population accounts for 39.68 percent of the total population. A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Muslims and Buddhists are significant minorities. In 2001, of 1,629,633 inhabitants 1.02408 million Hindus ( 62.84 percent), 296 272 Muslims ( 18.18 percent) and 293,184 Buddhists ( 17.99 percent).

Significant places

Strongest town inhabitants of the district is the main town Akola. Other important cities with a population of more than 20,000 people are Akot, Balapur, Murtijapur, Patur, Telhara and Umri Pragane Balapur.