Kurankhed Explained

Kurankhed
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:20.7019°N 77.2497°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Akola
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:294
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:MH-30

Kurankhed is a village in the Akola district in Amravati division of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in India.

It is situated on the bank of the river Katepurna, one of the north-flowing rivers in the Akola district, and it is also recognized as the village Katepurna. It is well known among the pilgrimage for the shri Chandika Devi locally known as Dhaga Devi, the temple situated in the village boundary of the village Dhaga. The annual fair organised in the month of April every year. The many historic evidence was noticed in the mythological books, the historic name of Kurankhed was mentioned as Kuntinpur.

It is located on National Highway 6 running between Hazira (near Surat) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West bengal.[1]

References

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