Jalkot


Jalkot is a village and headquarters for Jalkot Taluka in Latur Division of Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The place is famous for its Mahadeo Temple. This place is also famous for a huge fort of the earlier ruling DESHMUKH family. The place is surrounded by 3 mountains of the Balaghat ranges. The government offices in the town are the telephone exchange, MSEB office, the police station, tehsil office, a good number of schools and colleges.

History

During the 1947 "Hyderabad Police Action" there was a brief battle outside of Jalkot where a Hyderabad Army artillery field piece was captured.
In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Jalkot had 7,912 inhabitants, with 4,097 males and 3,815 females, for a ratio of 931 females per 1000 males.

Education

Various schools are: