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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Shegaon
| other_name               = Santnagri Shegaon
| settlement_type          = City
| image_skyline            = Anand Sagar 2.jpg
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = Anand Sagar, Shegaon
| nickname                 = Santnagri
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| pushpin_map              = India Maharashtra
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| coordinates              = {{coord|20|47|40|N|76|41|40|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Buldhana district|Buldhana]]
| established_title        = <!-- Established -->
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| founder                  = 
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| government_type          = Municipal Council 
| governing_body           = Mayor-Council 
| unit_pref                = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 275
| population_total         = 256466
| population_as_of         = 2021
| population_rank          = 
| population_density_km2   = auto
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| population_footnotes     = 
| demographics_type1       = Languages
| demographics1_title1     = Official
| demographics1_info1      = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1                = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code              = 444203
| area_code_type           = Telephone code
| area_code                = 00-91-7265
| registration_plate       = MH-28, MH-56
| website                  = 
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Shegaon''' {{audio|Shegaon.ogg|pronunciation}} is a city and [[municipal council]] in the [[Buldana district|Buldhana district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. Shegaon has become a pilgrimage centre due to the influence of Shri [[Sant Gajanan Maharaj]], who is a Hindu saint.

==Demographics==
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|title=Religions in Shegaon
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|66}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|20}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|red|8.6}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|1.4}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|3.7}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}}
|caption=Distribution of religions<br />
†<small>Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.2%), [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] (<0.2%).</small>
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{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 {{convert|300|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Nagpur]] and {{convert|550|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Mumbai]]. It is connected by [[Hazira|Hajira]]–[[Dhule]]–[[Howrah]] [[National Highway 6 (India, old numbering)|National Highway 6]] to [[Khamgaon]], [[Nandura]], [[Balapur, Akola district|Balapur]], [[Malkapur, Buldhana|Malkapur]] and [[Akola city|Akola]].

Shegaon Railway station is located on the [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]] of the [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]] of [[Indian Railways]]. It has direct train connectivity to [[Mumbai CST]], [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]] [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Chennai]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Pune]], [[Akola]], [[Tatanagar]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Okha, India|Okha]], [[Kolhapur]], [[Amravati]], [[Wardha]], [[Nanded]], [[Nagpur]], [[Gondia]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Howrah Station]], [[Shalimar Station]], [[Chandrapur railway station]], and [[Chennai Central]].
Several Mumbai trains stop at Shegaon, including the Vande Bharat  express, Gitanjali Express, Vidarbha Express, Amravati Superfast Express, Mumbai–Howrah Mail and Express, Sewagram Express, Nagpur–Pune Express, [[Navjivan Express]], [[Gondwana Express]], Maharashtra Express, Okha–Puri Express, and Ltt–Shalimar Express.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/204|title = 40 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Shegaon CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Main building SSGMCE.jpg|thumb|Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, main building]]
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),<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering |url=http://ssgmce.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010516205201/http://www.ssgmce.org/ |archive-date=16 May 2001}}</ref> Mauli College of Engineering and Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mauli College of Engineering and Technology, Shegaon |url=https://mcoet.mauligroup.org/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]] (Chincholi) Shegaon school is situated on the Shegaon-Khamgaon road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti |url=https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/nvs-school/Buldhana/en/contact-us/JNV/}}</ref>

== Industry ==
Shegaon has traditionally had a large cotton market, with the product from [[Cotton gin|ginning]] and pressing mills of Shegaon transported to [[textile mill]]s in Mumbai via goods trains. British textile companies had their [[procurement]] office in Shegoan during pre-independence days.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} 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.<ref name="2011cen"/>

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! rowspan="2" |Male
! rowspan="2" |Female
! rowspan="2" |Total Population
! rowspan="2" |Change
! colspan="8" |Religion (%)
|-
!Hindu
!Muslim
!Christian
!Sikhs
!Buddhist
!Jain
!Other religions and persuasions
!Religion not stated
|-
|2001<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls Census India 2001].</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |27076
| style="text-align:right;" |25347
| style="text-align:right;" |52423
| style="text-align:center;" | - 
| style="text-align:right;" |66.379
| style="text-align:right;" |22.181
| style="text-align:right;" |0.090
| style="text-align:right;" |0.019
| style="text-align:right;" |10.806
| style="text-align:right;" |0.515
| style="text-align:right;" |0.000
| style="text-align:right;" |0.010
|-
|2011<ref name="2011cen">[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011].</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" |30547
| style="text-align:right;" |29125
| style="text-align:right;" |59672
| style="text-align:right;" |0.138
| style="text-align:right;" |64.451
| style="text-align:right;" |23.376
| style="text-align:right;" |0.112
| style="text-align:right;" |0.047
| style="text-align:right;" |11.500
| style="text-align:right;" |0.434
| style="text-align:right;" |0.027
| style="text-align:right;" |0.054
|} 
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== Climate ==
{{Weather box     <!-- Infobox begins -->
| collapsed    = 
| metric first = yes
| single line  = yes
| location     = Shegaon

| Jan high C  = 30
| Feb high C  = 32.8
| Mar high C  = 37
| Apr high C  = 40.4
| May high C  = 42 
| Jun high C  = 37.3
| Jul high C  = 31.5
| Aug high C  = 30.3
| Sep high C  = 31.3
| Oct high C  = 33.2
| Nov high C  = 31.2
| Dec high C  = 29.8
| year high C =

| Jan mean C  = 22.1
| Feb mean C  = 24.4
| Mar mean C  = 28.7
| Apr mean C  = 32.8
| May mean C  = 35
| Jun mean C  = 31.7
| Jul mean C  = 27.7
| Aug mean C  = 26.8
| Sep mean C  = 27.2
| Oct mean C  = 26.9
| Nov mean C  = 23.5
| Dec mean C  = 21.6
| year mean C =

| Jan low C  = 14.3
| Feb low C  = 16.1
| Mar low C  = 20.4
| Apr low C  = 25.2
| May low C  = 28.1
| Jun low C  = 26.1
| Jul low C  = 24
| Aug low C  = 23.4
| Sep low C  = 23.2
| Oct low C  = 20.6
| Nov low C  = 15.9
| Dec low C  = 13.9
| year low C = 
| Jan precipitation mm  = 4
| Feb precipitation mm  = 3
| Mar precipitation mm  = 8 
| Apr precipitation mm  = 5
| May precipitation mm  = 11 
| Jun precipitation mm  = 105
| Jul precipitation mm  = 171
| Aug precipitation mm  = 148
| Sep precipitation mm  = 143
| Oct precipitation mm  = 41
| Nov precipitation mm  = 7
| Dec precipitation mm  = 8
| year precipitation mm = 654
| source 1 = <ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/location/494274/ Climate Data]</ref>
}}

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 [[Sant Gajanan Maharaj|Gajanan Maharaj]] who once lived there. [[Hindu]]s consider Gajanan Maharaj a saint with miraculous powers, and the temple is built at his place of [[Samadhi|''samādhi'']] (meditation). It is the largest temple trust in the [[Vidarbha]] region and is known as the "[[Pandharpur]] of Vidarbha".{{quote without source|date=October 2018}} It attracts [[pilgrim]]s from across Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreegajananmaharaj.com/shree-gajanan-maharaj-prakat-din-special/ |title=Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Prakat din sohla 2014 video |access-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903122229/http://www.shreegajananmaharaj.com/shree-gajanan-maharaj-prakat-din-special/ |archive-date=3 September 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
[[File:Anand Sagar, Shegaon..JPG|thumb|A scene from Anand Sagar, Shegaon]]

===Anand Sagar===
Shegaon has a tourist attraction called "[[Anand Sagar]]". The project's budget is {{INR|300}}&nbsp;crore (3&nbsp;billion rupees).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gajananmaharaj.org/anandsagarenglish |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816011554/http://www.gajananmaharaj.org/anandsagarenglish |archive-date=16 August 2016 |title=Untitled-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/treasures/temple/sant-gajanan-maharaj-shegoan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123210158/http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/treasures/temple/sant-gajanan-maharaj-shegoan |archive-date=23 November 2015 |title=Sant Gajanan Maharaj Shegoan}}</ref> Anand Sagar was developed in 2005 by Shri Gajanan Maharaj Mandir Trust on about {{convert|350|acre|order=flip}} of land. it is a spiritual and entertainment centre for pilgrims, build around a Dhyan Mandir. There is a {{convert|30|-|35|ft|m|0|order=flip|adj=mid|-high}} statue of [[Swami Vivekananda]] above a meditation cell at the centre of the water reservoir. It is a replica of Vivekananda Kendra at [[Kanyakumari]]. There is an Amphitheatre which seats 3,500 people, used to organize cultural activities, functions, and exhibitions.<ref>[http://www.gajananmaharaj.org/sgmsenglish/faqs.htm Anand Sagar]</ref> 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 {{convert|436|km2}}, 95 villages, and a population of around 125,000 people.<ref>[http://mdmu.maharashtra.gov.in/pages/dmp/buldhanaShow.php Buldhana District Disaster Plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015952/http://mdmu.maharashtra.gov.in/pages/dmp/buldhanaShow.php |date=30 September 2007 }}, Relief & Rehabilitation Division, Revenue and Forest Department, Government of Maharashtra</ref>

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.<ref>[http://buldhana.nic.in./htmldocs/Attachment/Shegaon.htm Buldhana district website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021402/http://buldhana.nic.in/htmldocs/Attachment/Shegaon.htm |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Shegaon}}
* [http://www.parkhi.net/2012/01/shegaon-gajanan-maharaj-anand-sagar.html Shegaon, Anand Sagar and Anand Vihar description with many photographs]
* [https://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]
* [http://www.ssgmce.org/ Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311023312/http://stc.org.in/ Siddhivinayak Technical Campus, Shegaon]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Shegaon
|North     = [[Sangrampur, India]]
|Northeast = [[Akot]], [[durgadaitya]]([[Akola district]])
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Akola]](district)
|South     = [[Balapur, Akola district|Balapur]]([[Akola district]])
|Southwest = [[Khamgaon]]
|West      = [[Jalamb]], [[Nandura]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Buldhana district}}
{{Hindu temples in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Buldhana district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]