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	==Climate==		==Climate==
	The temperatures range from a minimum of 20 °C and can go up to around the 34 °C mark. Heavy rain & thunderstorms can be expected in monsoon season.		The temperatures range from a minimum of 20 °C and can go up to around the 34 °C mark. Heavy rain and thunderstorms can be expected in monsoon season.

	==Nearest railway station==		==Nearest railway station==
	Karanjadi - 59 km. Veer - 67 km. Mangaon - 87 km. Khed- 70 km		Karanjadi - 59 km. Veer - 67 km. [[Mangaon]] - 87 km. Khed- 70 km

	==Nearest airports==		==Nearest airports==
	Lohagaon, Pune - 203 km. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai - 180 km. Kolhapur - 240 km. Ratnagiri - 150 km		Lohagaon, [[Pune]] - 203 km. [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport\|Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]], [[Mumbai]] - 180 km. [[Kolhapur]] - 240 km. [[Ratnagiri]] - 150 km.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Sholapur Gazetteer of India Volume 21 of Maharashtra State Gazetteers\|year=1962\|publisher=Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State, 1960\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJdhAAAAIAAJ&q=bankot+fort}}</ref>

	<ref>{{cite book\|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Sholapur Gazetteer of India Volume 21 of Maharashtra State Gazetteers\|year=1962\|publisher=Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State, 1960\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJdhAAAAIAAJ&q=bankot+fort}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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| other_name = Bawan-kot
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'''Bankot''' is a town in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It became part of the [[Bombay Presidency]] in 1756.

Its most famous structure is Bankot Fort, which was the first residency of the [[British Raj]] in Southern [[Konkan]].

==Business==
[[Mango]] is one of the most important crops of this village, and mango trees occupy about 60 per-cent of the land used to cultivate fruit. Hill-slopes near the coast where drainage is assured and climatic conditions are ideal, present the most suitable site for mango cultivation. [[Cashew|Cashew nut]] stands next in importance to mango and occupies nearly one-third of the area used to cultivate fruit. [[Banana]] and [[coconut]] are grown on a smaller scale.

[[Sand dredging]] and [[mining]] have been major businesses since the 20th century.

==Schools==
1.German Parkar High School (Urdu)

2.Dr. A. R. Undre High School (English)

3.Undre college of commerce (English)

There are two kindergartens (Bal-wadi) for local kids (Urdu medium and Marathi medium. Literacy in Bankot is almost 99%

==Climate==
The temperatures range from a minimum of 20 °C and can go up to around the 34 °C mark. Heavy rain & thunderstorms can be expected in monsoon season.

==Nearest railway station==
Karanjadi - 59 km. Veer - 67 km. Mangaon - 87 km. Khed- 70 km

==Nearest airports==
Lohagaon, Pune - 203 km. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai - 180 km. Kolhapur - 240 km. Ratnagiri - 150 km

<ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Sholapur Gazetteer of India Volume 21 of Maharashtra State Gazetteers|year=1962|publisher=Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State, 1960|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJdhAAAAIAAJ&q=bankot+fort}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090410102649/http://ratnagiri.nic.in/Gazetter/GOM/places_Bankot.html From Maharashtra Gazetteers Department]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Bankot.html Map and weather]
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Cable-stayed-bridge-to-connect-Raigad-and-Ratnagiri/articleshow/20456541.cms


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