Latur Taluka is an administrative subdivision (

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

) of Latur District in

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, India. Latur Taluka is in the western part of Latur District, with Renapur Taluka to the north,

Chakur Taluka Chakur is a town in Latur subdivision of Latur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also the headquarters for Chakur Taluka. The Town located on Maharashtra State Highway 3 (Kolhapur-Nanded-Nagpur National Highway NH 361). Fo ...

and Shirur Anantpal Taluka to the east,

Ausa Taluka Ausa Taluka is a taluka, administrative subdivision, of Latur District in Maharashtra, India. The administrative center for the taluka is the town of Ausa. In the 2011 census there were 108 panchayat villages in Ausa Taluka. Geography Ausa ...

to the south, Osmanabad District to the southwest and west, and

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to the northwest. The main river in the taluka is the

Manjara River The Manjara, also spelled Manjara or Manjeera, is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. It originates in the Balaghat range of hills near Ahmednagar district at an altitude of ...

, together with its tributary the Tawarja, which originates near Murud. In the 2011 census, there were 109

panchayat village Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

s in Latur Taluka.

Latur City Latur(लातूर) is a city in Indian state of Maharashtra, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region. It is the administrative headquarters of Latur district and Latur Taluka. The city is a tourist hub surrounded by many ...

and Latur Rural constituencies of the

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(''Vidhan Sabha'') are located in Latur Taluka. The Latur Rural Constituency also covers other talukas.

Points of interest in taluka

In the village of Mahapur, about 8 km from the town of

Latur Latur(लातूर) is a city in Indian state of Maharashtra, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region. It is the administrative headquarters of Latur district and Latur Taluka. The city is a tourist hub surrounded by many ...

, there is the Ashram of Namanand Maharaj. Also next to Mahapur is a small island in the Manjara River with an ancient temple of

Dattatreya Dattatreya ( sa, दत्तात्रेय, ), Dattā or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of yoga, venerated as a Hindu god. In Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Madhya ...

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* Talukas in Latur {{Latur-geo-stub

Points of interest in taluka

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