Surgana

Surgana
Town
Surgana Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°34′N73°37′E / 20.57°N 73.62°E / 20.57; 73.62
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Elevation	533 m (1,749 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	6,144
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Surgana is a census town and taluka in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

History

During the British Raj era, Surgana State was one of several princely state governed by the Pawar dynasty of kshatriya Kolis. It was the only state of the Nasik Agency. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Recent

55 bordering villages of Surgana taluka has submitted memorandum to join Gujarat. The efforts has been made by Surgana taluka Sangharsh Samiti. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Geography

Surgana is located at 20°34′N73°37′E / 20.57°N 73.62°E / 20.57; 73.62 . ^[8] It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1748 feet). It is about 90 km from Nashik.

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, Surgana had a population of 6,147. ^[9] Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Surgana had an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 64%. In 2001 in Surgana, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age. ^[10]

References

1. "GAZETTEERs OF BOMBAY PRESIDENCY - KHANDESH". Maharashtra.gov.in. Maharashtra Government Gazetteers Department. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
2. Great Britain. India Office. "Great Britain. India Office. Imperial gazetteer of India .. (Volume 23) online. (page 20 of 52)" . Retrieved 5 February 2018– via ebooksread.com.
3. Nag, Sajal; Gurung, Tejimala; Choudhury, Abhijit (2007). Making of the Indian Union: Merger of Princely States and Excluded Areas. New Delhi, India: Akansha Publishing House. pp. 356: Surgana was ruled by a Koli, probably a Mahadeo Koli by caste. ISBN   978-81-8370-110-5.
4. Lethbridge, Sir Roper (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. New Delhi, India, Asia: Aakar Books. pp. 521: SHANKAR BAO RAVI RAO DESHMUKH, Deshmukh of Surgana State, Born 1849, succeeded to the gadi in 1867. Belongs to a Koli family (aboriginal) origin, and that had the charge, during the period of Muhammadan rule, of one of the great roads from Surat to the Deccan. In 1818 t 5 the Deshmukh, having g attacked a British force, was con quered and hanged, and his cousin was placed on the gadi, The Deshmukh Murár Rao was succeeded by Bhaskar Rao, and the latter by the present Deshmukh. ISBN   978-81-87879-54-1.
5. IANS (19 December 2022). "55 villages in Nashik district of Maharashtra wish to be merged with Guj". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
6. "Villages in Nashik demand merger with Gujarat due to lack of development". www.business-standard.com. Press Trust of India. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
7. Abhijeet Patil (6 December 2022). "10 Solapur and 55 Nashik villages seek Maharashtra exit | Kolhapur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
8. "Surgana, India Page". FallingRain.com. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
9. "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Town: Surgana (C.T.)". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
10. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.