| Jalkot | |
| Native Name Lang: | Marathi |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 18.6292°N 77.1811°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Latur |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jalkot |
| Government Type: | Nagar panchayat |
| Governing Body: | Jalkot Nagar panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 646 |
| Population Total: | 7912 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Latur |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Udgir |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 67% |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 413532 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +02471 |
| Registration Plate: | MH24 / MH55 |
Jalkot is a Town and headquarters for Jalkot Taluka in Latur Division of Latur District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1]
The place is famous for its Mahadeo Temple. This place is also famous for a large fort(60 ft.) of the 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 (panchayat samiti), a good number of schools and colleges.
During the 1947 "Hyderabad Police Action" there was a brief battle outside of Jalkot where a Hyderabad Army artillery field piece was captured.[2] The town and around territories were ruled by local kings belonging to Deshmukh family.
In the 2001 Indian census, the village of Jalkot had 7,912 inhabitants, with 4,097 males (51.8%) and 3,815 females (48.2%), for a ratio of 931 females per 1000 males.[3]
Various schools are: