Shegaon

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Shegaon Template:ErrorTemplate:Category handler is a city and municipal council in the Buldhana district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Shegaon has become a pilgrimage centre due to the influence of Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj, who is a Hindu saint.

Demographics

Religions in Shegaon
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 66%
Muslims
 
 20%
Buddhists
 
 8.6%
Christians
 
 1.4%
Jains
 
 3.7%
Others†
 
 0.3%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

since 2001Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". India census,[1] Shegaon had a population of 52,418. Men constitute 52% of the population and women, 48%. Shegaon has an average literacy rate of 73%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Shegaon, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

Shegaon is located Script error: No such module "convert". west of Nagpur and Script error: No such module "convert". east of Mumbai. It is connected by Hajira–Dhule–Howrah National Highway 6 to Khamgaon, Nandura, Balapur, Malkapur and Akola.

Shegaon Railway station is located on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Central Railway of Indian Railways. It has direct train connectivity to Mumbai CST, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Secunderabad, Pune, Akola, Tatanagar, Ahmedabad, Okha, Kolhapur, Amravati, Wardha, Nanded, Nagpur, Gondia, Bilaspur, Howrah Station, Shalimar Station, Chandrapur railway station, and Chennai Central. Several Mumbai trains stop at Shegaon, including the Vande Bharat express, Gitanjali Express, Vidarbha Express, Amravati Superfast Express, Mumbai–Howrah Mail and Express, Sewagram Express, Nagpur–Pune Express, Navjivan Express, Gondwana Express, Maharashtra Express, Okha–Puri Express, and Ltt–Shalimar Express.[2]

Education

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Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, main building

All colleges in Shegaon are affiliated with Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University. These include, but are not limited to, the Industrial Training Institute and the Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering (SSGMCE),[3] Mauli College of Engineering and Technology.[4]

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Chincholi) Shegaon school is situated on the Shegaon-Khamgaon road.[5]

Industry

Shegaon has traditionally had a large cotton market, with the product from ginning and pressing mills of Shegaon transported to textile mills in Mumbai via goods trains. British textile companies had their procurement office in Shegoan during pre-independence days.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Many ginning and pressing mills operate in this area.

Shegaon also has engineering industries that manufacture material-handling equipment like chain pulley blocks, industrial cranes, and link chains. Shegaon has a mineral water bottling plant, oil mills, paint manufacturing, and other industries.

Demographics

As per Indian census of 2011, the population of Shegaon was 59,672.[6]

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[7] 27076 25347 52423 - 66.379 22.181 0.090 0.019 10.806 0.515 0.000 0.010
2011[6] 30547 29125 59672 0.138 64.451 23.376 0.112 0.047 11.500 0.434 0.027 0.054

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Climate

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More than 86% of average annual rainfall comes in the monsoon season from June to September.

Landmarks

Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Temple

Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Temple is named for Gajanan Maharaj who once lived there. Hindus consider Gajanan Maharaj a saint with miraculous powers, and the temple is built at his place of samādhi (meditation). It is the largest temple trust in the Vidarbha region and is known as the "Pandharpur of Vidarbha".Template:Quote without source It attracts pilgrims from across Maharashtra.[8]

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A scene from Anand Sagar, Shegaon

Anand Sagar

Shegaon has a tourist attraction called "Anand Sagar". The project's budget is Template:INR crore (3 billion rupees).[9][10] Anand Sagar was developed in 2005 by Shri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir Trust on about Script error: No such module "convert". of land. it is a spiritual and entertainment centre for pilgrims, build around a Dhyan Mandir. There is a Script error: No such module "convert". statue of Swami Vivekananda above a meditation cell at the centre of the water reservoir. It is a replica of Vivekananda Kendra at Kanyakumari. There is an Amphitheatre which seats 3,500 people, used to organize cultural activities, functions, and exhibitions.[11] The water reservoir being developed is anticipated to meet existing and proposed needs of the Sansthan.

Shegaon Tehsil

Shegaon Tehsil is part of the Buldhana district. It consists of Script error: No such module "convert"., 95 villages, and a population of around 125,000 people.[12]

Some of the villages are: Janori, Kalkhed, Jalamb, Pahurjira, Bhota, Sagoda, Bhongaon, Dadgaon, Matargaon, Mongaon Digras, Taroda Tarodi, Pahurpurna, Manasgaon, Adsul, Zadegaon, Palodi, Shrikshetra Nagzari, Chincholi Karfarma, Gaigaon, Jawala Palaskhed, Wankhed, Jawala, Alasana, Kherda, Gaulkhed, Takali Viro, Lasura, Warkhed, Amboda, Machchhindrakhed, Lanjud, Pimpri Deshmukh, Tintrav, Gavhan, and Taroda Kasaba.[13]

References

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