Akluj is a town on the banks of Nira in

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, India. Akluj was earlier known for its large trade in cotton, which has almost disappeared at present. It is on the bank of River Nira. The town and surrounding area is agriculturally rich. Former deputy

chief minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

of Maharashtra, Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil was the

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of Akluj.

Historical background

Akluj is one of the biggest grampanchayat of Maharashtra. The name Akluj is believed to be derived from 'Shri Akalai Devi' which is Gramadevata of Akluj. In Mughal period it was changed as Asadnagar for some time. We can see the land fort in Akluj. It was built by

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king Raja Singhan in the 13th century. Evidence shows that, after Yadavas it was ruled by Mughals and Britishers. Aurangjeb's Subhedar for south named Bahaddurkhan appointed Shaikh Ali as a chief official of the Akluj fort in 1673 and Ranmastkhan was appointed as a chief Thanedar in 1675. Evidences also shows that in 1679 Dilerkhan and Chhatrpati Sambhaji Maharaj stayed in the fort of Akluj for 4 months. Bajirao Peshwa II was also stayed for three months in this fort, when he was dismissed from Peshwai by Britishers in 1802. When Maharaja Sambhaji was trapped by Mughals in 1689, Mughal Sardar traveled through Akluj. In 1792 Captain Moor, the author of the Hindu Pantheon, described it as " Akhloos, a large respectable town with a well supplied market and with a fort and several handsome buildings and wells ". In 1803 on his march from Srirangapatnam to Pune to reinstate Bajirao II, General Wellesley halted at Akluj from the 13 to 15 April. All these incident shows that from the medieval period, Akluj was important and famous as historical place. Nowadays akluj is developed around its peripheral, there are many hospitals, small businesses grown. Farming and depending businesses are major source of income in this region. Akluj has good hotels, parks, shopping complexes and many things to spend your time.

Location

Akluj is in Malshiras tehsil and is away from Solapur city. It is located on the right bank of Nira River. The elevation of Akluj is . The latitude 17.9000 and longitude 75.0333. The altitude in feet 1581 Lat (DMS) north 17° 53' 60 N Long (DMS) east 75° 1' 60E altitude (meters) 481.

Climate

The Akluj is a part of Deccan plateau so its area is flat. In general the climate of Akluj is suitable for farming and is characterized by three seasons namely summer, winter and rainy. The special characteristic of climate of the Akluj is dry except during the monsoon season. The mean annual temperature of Akluj is . Month of May is generally hottest (up to ) month of the year. September has pleasant weather with average temperature. The mean annual rainfall at Akluj is

Population

, the current population is approximately 40,000. A common development plan is sanctioned for Akluj, Yashwantnagar, Sangramnagar, Malewadi, Chaundeswarwadi, Malinagar, Anandnagar, Bagewadi and Savatgavhan village cluster.

Nearby airports

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Nearby railway stations

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Politics

Akluj's political atmosphere has always revolved around one prominent family: Mohite-Patil. The late Shri. Shankarao Mohite Patil (Ex. MLA 1952–1972) started with social politics. After him Shri. Vijaysinh Shankarao Mohite Patil, led politics in Solapur district. Both worked on fundamental infrastructure and worked in transportation, sugar industry and irrigation sectors. List of MLA's from Malshiras Constituency *1952 - Shankarrao Mohite-Patil, INC *1957 - Shankarrao Mohite-Patil, INC *1962 - Shankarrao Mohite-Patil, INC *1967 - Shankarrao Mohite-Patil, INC *1972 - Changojirao Deshmukh, INC *1978 - Shyamrao Patil,

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*1980 - Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, Independent *1985 - Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, INC *1990 - Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, INC *1995 - Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, INC *1999 - Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, NCP *2004 - Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, NCP *2009 - Hanumant Dolas, NCP *2014 - Hanumant Dolas, NCP *2019 - Ram Satpute,

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Education

Akluj has almost all type of well known educational institutions. Which includes, Engineering, Pharmacy, Education (D.Ed. & BEd), Agri, I.T.I., English medium schools and also colleges of arts, science, Computer, Management, Nursing & commerce educations. Few of them are mentioned below *Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Mahavidhyalaya, Malevadi *Sadashivrao Mane Vidyalaya (SMV) *Green-Fingers English Medium School *Sahkar Maharshi Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Institute of Technology and Research (Engineering college) *Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil College of Nursing *Rajsinh Mohite-Patil Institute of Management Studies *Green-fingers College of Computer & Technology *Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil English Medium D.Ted College *Ratnai college of Agriculture *Shankarrao Mohite-Patil English Medium School *Maharshi Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Prashala *Akluj Night School *Shrimati Ratnaprabhadevi Mohite-Patil Home Science *College of Pharmacy (B. Pharmacy & D. Pharmacy) *Aklai Vidyalaya

Flora and fauna

Common birds seen *Sun bird - सुर्य पक्षी *Sparrow - चिमणी *Myna - साळूंखी *Laughing Dove - छोटा तपकिरी होला *Kite - घार *Brahminy kite - मोरंगी घार *Crow - कावळा *Cuckoo - कोकीळ *Red-wattled Lapwing -टिटवी *Green bee-eater - वेडा राघू *Red-vented bulbul - लालबुड्या बुलबुल *Brahminy Starling - भांगपाडी मैना *Kingfisher - खंड्या पक्षी / ढिवर *Parrots - पोपट *Greater coucal - भारद्वाज पक्षी *Jungle Babbler - जंगली सातभाई *Scaly-breasted Munia - ठिपकेवाली मनोली (मुनिया) *Oriental Magpie-Robin - दयाळ *Indian Robin - चीरक *Lesser Whitethroat Warbler - *Ashy Prinia - राखी वटवट्या *Common Tailorbird - शिंपी *Common Iora - सुभग *Long-tailed shrike - तांबूस पाठीचा खाटीक *Grey hornbill - धनेश *Egret - बगळा *White wagtail - धोबी

Villages and cities near Akluj

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Sangli Sangli () is a city and the district headquarters of Sangli District in the state of Maharashtra, in western India. It is known as the Turmeric City of Maharashtra due to its production and trade of the spice. Sangli is situated on the banks o ...

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Panaji Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuar ...

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Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

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References

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