Shevgaon
Taluka in Maharashtra, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Shevgaon city in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. For the tehsil in Ahmednagar district, see Shevgaon tehsil.
Shevgaon is a city in Shevgaon tehsil of Ahmednagar in the Indian state of Maharashtra
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Shevgaon
Shivgram | |
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Taluka | |
Coordinates: 19°21′N 75°14′E | |
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) |
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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.