# Shevgaon

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{{About|the Shevgaon city in [Ahmednagar district](/source/Ahmednagar_district), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), India| the tehsil in Ahmednagar district|Shevgaon tehsil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Shevgaon
| other_name               = Shivgram
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| settlement_type          = Taluka
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| pushpin_map              = India Maharashtra#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates              = {{coord|19|21|N|75|14|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1        = [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra)
| subdivision_type2        = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2        = Ahmednagar
| established_title        = <!-- Established -->
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| unit_pref                = Metric
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| population_total         = 38375
| population_as_of         = 2011
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| population_density_km2   = auto
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| population_footnotes     = <ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/557863-shevgaon-maharashtra.html|title=Shevgaon Population - Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra|website=census2011.co.in|accessdate=13 April 2017}}</ref>
| demographics_type1       = Languages
| demographics1_title1     = Official
| demographics1_info1      = [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language)
| timezone1                = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
| postal_code_type         = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code              = 414502
| registration_plate       = [MH](/source/List_of_RTO_districts_in_India)-16
| blank1_name_sec1         = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1         = Ahmednagar
| blank2_name_sec1         = [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) constituency
| blank2_info_sec1         = Ahmednagar
| blank3_name_sec1         = [Vidhan Sabha](/source/Vidhan_Sabha) constituency
| blank3_info_sec1         = Shevgaon-Pathardi
| blank1_name_sec2         = [Climate](/source/Climate_of_India)
| blank1_info_sec2         = [Somewhat dry weather; dusty roads](/source/Climatic_regions_of_India) <small>([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification))</small>
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'''Shevgaon''' is a city in [Shevgaon tehsil](/source/Shevgaon_tehsil) of [Ahmednagar](/source/Ahmednagar) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra)

Many villages of this tehsil were submerged by the floodwater of the [Jayakwadi Dam](/source/Jayakwadi_Dam) in the 1970s. Shevgaon used to be known as '''Shivgram''' because there were five [Shiva](/source/Shiva) [Mandirs](/source/Hindu_temple) around the city.

== Demographics ==
According to the 2011 [Indian census](/source/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.<ref name=census/>

Shevgaon village has a slightly higher [literacy rate](/source/literacy_rate) than Maharashtra as a whole, at 82.43% literate.<ref name=census/>

==References==
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Category:Cities and towns in Ahmednagar district

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