Shevgaon

This article is about the Shevgaon city in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. For the tehsil in Ahmednagar district, see Shevgaon tehsil.

Shevgaon Shivgram
Taluka
Shevgaon Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Shevgaon Shevgaon (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°21′N75°14′E / 19.350°N 75.233°E / 19.350; 75.233
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmednagar
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	38,375
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	414502
Vehicle registration	MH-16
Nearest city	Ahmednagar
Lok Sabha constituency	Ahmednagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Shevgaon-Pathardi
Climate	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.

Demographics

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]

References

1. "Shevgaon Population - Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 13 April 2017.