Sakoli


Sakoli is a city and a Municipal Council in Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
It is connected with NH-53 and NH-353C.

Geography

Sakoli is located at 21.08N,79.98E. It has an average elevation of 233 metres.
It is located on Mumbai - Kolkata National Highway 6. Sakoli is well surrounded by lake, ponds, and hills. Approximately two to three km from the city 'Chulbhand' river flows. The 'Gondumari Palace' is just 10 km away from the city. It is of historical importance due to the presence of Zamindari kingdom—memorials of them can still be found today. Two important tourist points, viz., Nagzira National Park and Navegaon Bandh Bird Sanctuary are very close to the city, making it as visitors' the only convenient place.

Transport

Sakoli is well connected to the major and minor cities. This city lie along National Highway 6 mainly connects Mumbai and Kolkata. Other cities like Gondia, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur etc., are also well-connected through roads and/or rails. Gondia Junction and Nagpur Junction are the nearest major Railway Stations from the city. Other railways station of importance is Saundad. Nearest Airport is Nagpur International Airport

Education

The city has good education facilities ranging from Kindergarten to University degrees. This city has several schools, Highschools, One Government Polytechnic college, Many other degree colleges including, B.Pharm, B.A, M.A, B.Sc, M.SC, B-com, M-com, D.Ed, D.Pharm, Physical Educational Institute, Nursing Institutes, etc. Sakoli is well known in the Bhandara District for the quality education.

Culture

People of many religions can be found at Sakoli. Few temples of Lord Durga, Lord Ganesha, Buddha Vihar, mosque can be found in the city. The religious festivals, such as—to name few, Gudi Padva, Bouddha-pournima, Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti, Ashadhi and Kartiki Ekadashis, Gokulashtami, Poda, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Saraswati Puja, Gauripujan, Dasara, Divali, Holi, Muharram, Ramzan Id and Bakr-Id, and few fairs are observed.