Akot is a city and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Prashis Meshram Akot is located at 2106N 7704E / 21.1N 77.06E / 21.1; 77.06. It has an average elevation of 345metres (1131feet). As of the 2001 India census, Akot had a population of 80,796. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Akot has an average literacy rate of 70.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 74.8% of the males and 66.6% of the females are literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Akot is well connected by road with Akola, Telhara, Paratwada, Daryapur, Murtijapur and Amravati. Only meter gauge rail line is present in Akot connecting Akola Via Ratlam, Indore and Jaipur. Akot is a railway station on Akola-Khandwa Meter Gauge Section of Hyderabad(HYB) Division of South Central Railway(SCR). After Divisional adjustments in 2003, which saw the bifurcation of Hyderabad Division, Akot now comes under Nanded(NED) Division of SCR. The...
