Katol
Sign in to saveKatol is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra state, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katol taluka, one of the 14 talukas of this district. Being located in orange belt it is a major centre for orange trading.
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- Locality
- Katol
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 43,267
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Katol
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- Typography sign at Katol
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Maharashtra, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nagpur
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Katol Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 417
- Settlement.population_total
- 43,267
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Mythology
- Geography and climate
- Demographics
- Administration
- Economy
- Temples
- Education
- Meteorite shower of May 2012
- Notable people
- References
Katol is a city and a municipal council in Nagpur district of Maharashtra state, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katol taluka, one of the 14 talukas of this district. Being located in orange belt it is a major centre for orange trading.
==Mythology== In Dvapara Yuga, during the reign of Raja Chandrahasa, Katol's name was Kuntalapur. Katol is also mentioned in the Ashwamedh canto of the Mahabharat as Kuntalapur. Katol is the location of two of the Hemadpanthi temples, Maa Chandika and Maa Saraswati, which are said to date from the days of Rawan and to have been built in one night by his demons. The mud fort dates from the time of the Gond dynasty.
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