Shevgaon | |
Other Name: | Shivgram |
Settlement Type: | Taluka |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 19.35°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ahmednagar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 38375 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 414502 |
Registration Plate: | MH-16 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ahmednagar |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Ahmednagar |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Shevgaon-Pathardi |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Somewhat dry weather; dusty roads (Köppen) |
Shevgaon is a city in Shevgaon tehsil of Ahmednagar in the Indian state of Maharashtra
Many villages of this tehsil were submerged by the floodwater of the Jayakwadi Dam in the 1970s. Shevgaon used to be known as Shivgram, because there were five Shiva Mandirs around the city.
According to the 2011 Indian census, Shevgaon has a population of 38,375, including 19,442 males and 18,993 females. There are 8,013 families, and 12.7% of the village population is children.[1]
Shevgaon village has a slightly higher literacy rate than Maharashtra as a whole, at 82.43% literate.[1]