Sakri
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Sakri is a small town in the Dhule District
Dhule district
Dhule district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district.The Dhule district previously comprised tracts of land predominantly inhabited by tribal population...

 of the Nashik division
Nashik Division
* this division is known as North MaharashtraNasik division is one of the six divisions of India's Maharashtra state. The historic Khandesh region covers the northern part of the division, in the valley of the Tapti River...

 one of the six divisions of India
India
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's Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state. Another Sakri is in Bihar, which is now a railway junction.

It is located on National Highway 6 running between Hazira (near Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...

) in Gujarat to Kolkota, West bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

.

Balsane and Mangiji-Tungiji are two prominent Jain pilgrim centers very close to Sakri.

Sakri Tahasil has more than 200 small villages, most of tribes live in those villages such as Konkani, Mavachi, Bhill, Vanjari.
The famous Kanhaiyalal Maharaj temple at Amali (taluka-Sakri) is 40 km away from Sakri towards (Gujarat).
There are too many chalse in sakri
Sakri is a very small town. The people there are mostly Hindu.
The Sakri Nagai Mata is a good place to visit.
The Panzara Kan Sahakari sugar mill is Near Sakri.
The Panzra river is in Sakri.
The Akkalpada Dam is in Sakri.
The languages most spoken in Sakri are Marathi & Ahirani.
Ahirani is spoken in many villages in Sakri.
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