Why visit Telhāra
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About Telhāra
Telhara is a town and a municipal council in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Telhara is called the Cotton City; it is one of the largest cotton-producing subdistrict in Vidarbha Region. It is located 54 km towards North from District headquarters Akola. It is a Taluka headquarter.
From the Wikipedia article Telhara (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries2
Gurukul Dnyanpeeth, Telhara
School · 2.2 km
The school is for both boys and girls from nursery to 12th class.
Shegaon Road, Telhara, Telhara
History
Telhara is a Taluka place in Akola district of Maharashtra. It is situated near the Satpuda parvat.
The Battle of Adgaon Bk village is located in Telhara subdistrict, took place on 28 November 1803, between the British under the command of Governor Arthur Wellesley and the Maratha forces under the Bhonsle of Nagpur during Second Anglo-Maratha War.
When Jalgaon taluk belonged to Akola District an Extra-Assistant Commissioner was stationed at Telhara and had civil jurisdiction over Akot and Jalgaon taluks. This has now been discontinued, but during 1908 a Bench of Honorary Magistrates was established at Telhara with jurisdiction was over one-fourth of Akot taluk. For revenue purposes there are five separate villages adjoining one another.
From the History section of Telhara on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Telhāra
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Getting there and nearby towns
Akola Airport (AKD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Akot 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Shegaon 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Jalgaon Jamod 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Akola 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Bālāpur 41 km south, about 41 min by car
- Umbri 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Sivni 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
- Khāmgaon 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
- Nāndūra 45 km southwest, about 45 min by car
- Khadki Buzurg 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
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