Surgana
human settlement in Nashik district, Nashik division, Maharashtra, India
Surgana is a census town and taluka in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
History
During the British Raj era, Surgana State was one of several princely state governed by the Pawar dynasty of kshatriya Kolis. It was the only state of the Nasik Agency.
Recent
55 bordering villages of Surgana taluka has submitted memorandum to join Gujarat. The efforts has been made by Surgana taluka Sangharsh Samiti.
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%.
The public source identifies “Surgana” as human settlement in Nashik district, Nashik division, Maharashtra, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Surgana, human and settlement.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 26, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q2341453. Authority coordinates are 20.570, 73.620. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1748 and 2001.
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This entry incorporates text from “Surgana” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.