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Surgana

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Country
  
India

District
  
Nashik

Website
  
maharashtra.gov.in

Population
  
6,144 (2001)

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

State
  
Maharashtra

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Elevation
  
533 m

Local time
  
Saturday 1:59 PM

Surgana

Weather
  
36°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 20% Humidity

Surgana is a census town and taluka in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Contents

Map of Surgana, Maharashtra 422211

History

During the British Raj era, Surgana State was one of several princely states governed by the Parmar dynasty of Rajputs. It was the only state of the Nasik Agency.

Geography

Surgana is located at 20.57°N 73.62°E / 20.57; 73.62. It has an average elevation of 533 metres (1748 feet). It is about 90 km from Nashik.

Demographics

In the 2001 India census, Surgana had a population of 6,147. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Surgana had an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 64%. In 2001 in Surgana, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.

References

Surgana Wikipedia