Shegaon is a city and

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in the

Buldhana district Buldhana district (Marathi pronunciation: ulɖʰaːɳa is located in the Amravati division of Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the western border of Vidarbha region and is 500 km away from the state capital, Mumbai. The district ha ...

in the

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. Shegaon has become a pilgrimage centre due to the influence of Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj, who is a Hindu saint.

Demographics

India

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, 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 west of

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and east of

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. It is connected by Hajira–

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–

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National Highway 6 to

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, Nandura, Balapur, Malkapur and

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. Shegaon Railway station is located on the

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of the Central Railway of

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. It has direct train connectivity to Mumbai CST, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

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, Okha,

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, Bilaspur,

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, Shalimar Station, Chandrapur railway station, and

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. Several Mumbai trains stop at Shegaon, including the Gitanjali Express, Vidarbha Express, Amravati Superfast Express, Mumbai–Howrah Mail and Express, Sewagram Express, Nagpur–Pune Express, Navjivan Express,

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, Maharashtra Express, Okha–Puri Express, and Ltt–Shalimar Express.

Education

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), Mauli College of Engineering and Technology.

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(Chincholi) Shegaon school is situated on the Shegaon-Khamgaon road.

Industry

Shegaon has traditionally had a large cotton market, with the product from

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and pressing mills of Shegaon transported to

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s in Mumbai via goods trains. British textile companies had their

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office in Shegoan during pre-independence days. 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 59672.

Climate

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 Gajanan Maharaj was an Indian Hindu guru, saint and mystic. His origins remain uncertain. He first appeared at Shegaon, a village in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, as a young man aged 30, probably on 23 February 1878. He attained ''Sanjeevana ...

who once lived there.

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s 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

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region and is known as the "

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of Vidarbha". It attracts

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s from across Maharashtra.

Anand Sagar

Shegaon has a tourist attraction called " Anand Sagar". The project's budget is crore (3 billion rupees). Anand Sagar was developed in 2005 by Shri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir Trust on about of land. it is a spiritual and entertainment centre for pilgrims, build around a Dhyan Mandir. There is a statue of

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above a meditation cell at the centre of the water reservoir. It is a replica of Vivekananda Kendra at

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. There is an Amphitheatre which seats 3,500 people, used to organize cultural activities, functions, and exhibitions. 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 , 95 villages, and a population of around 125,000 people. 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.Buldhana district website

References

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100326133804/http://www.gajanan-maharaj.com/ The temple of Sant Gajanan Maharaj of Shegaon promoted by Yogiraj Gajanan Seva Pratisthan, Nagpur
Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering

Siddhivinayak Technical Campus, Shegaon
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