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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shegaon
| other_name =
| 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 = [[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_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 275
| population_total = 59,672
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| 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
| Municipal Council President = Sau. Shakuntala Pandurang Buch (BJP)
| website =
| footnotes =
| official_name = Shegaon /शेगाव
| eRR =
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'''Shegaon'''{{audio|Shegaon.ogg|pronunciation}} is a town and [[municipal council]] in the [[Buldana 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 considered a saint by Hindus.

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Shegaon
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|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>
}}

{{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]], [[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]], [[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 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>http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/204</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Main building SSGMCE.jpg|thumb|Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, main building]]
Most of the colleges in Shegaon are affiliated with [[Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University|Sant Gadge baba Amravati University]]. These include the Industrial Training Institute and the [[Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering]] (SSGMCE).<ref>http://ssgmce.org/</ref> There are also institutions run by the Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan, including: Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj English Medium School, Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Warkari Shikshan Sanstha, Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Adiwasi Ashram School, Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj Mentally Retarded School, Mauli College of Engineering, [[Siddhivinayak Technical Campus]] and Saraswati College .

== 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 like Rallis India had their [[procurement]] office in Shegoan during pre-independence days.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} Many ginning and pressing mills like M. M. Ginning & Pressing Factory, Bhattad Group of Ginning & Mills, Gajanan Ginning Factory and oil mill, Bhartia Group of Ginning and Mills operate in this area.

Shegaon also has engineering industries that manufacture material-handling equipment like chain pulley blocks, industrial cranes, and link chain. Shegaon has a mineral water bottling plant, oil mills, paint manufacturing and other industries.

== Climate ==
{{Weather box 
| 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".{{cite quote|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>

A trust coordinates the day-to-day affairs of the temple. It is headed by the managing trustees, who traditionally come from the [[Patil (surname)|Patil]] family. The trust coordinates services in the spiritual, religious, medical and educational fields.
[[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}} crore (3 billion rupees).<ref>http://www.gajananmaharaj.org/anandsagarenglish</ref><ref>https://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/treasures/temple/sant-gajanan-maharaj-shegoan</ref> Anand Sagar area is developed 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 [[durgadaita]] sub-division 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; 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, Janori, Alasana, Kherda, Gawlkhed, Takali, Lasura, Warkhed, Amboda, 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]]

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