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Songir

Coordinates: 21°05′N 74°47′E / 21.083°N 74.783°E / 21.083; 74.783
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Main gate
Songir
Suvarngiri
town
Songir is located in Maharashtra
Songir
Songir
Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21°05′N 74°47′E / 21.083°N 74.783°E / 21.083; 74.783
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictDhule
Government
 • BodySongir Grampanchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total33,000
Languages =Marathi.
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
424309
Telephone code02562
Vehicle registrationMH-18
Nearest cityDhule
Literacy80%
Lok Sabha constituencyDhule
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDhule(Gramin)
Civic agencySongir Grampanchayat
ClimateHot (Köppen)

Songir is the largest town in Dhule Taluka, situated on the intersection of National Highway 3 (Mumbai-Agra) and state highway 17 (Ahmedabad).

The Songir fort atop the village is in the form of narrow strip 30m wide. An easy climb of 20 mins takes to the top of the fort. Songir is covered by 3 to 4 small forts, which are helping in winter and summer season from cold and hot wind respectively.

Temples in Songir include Someshwar, Gurugovind Maharaj, Jain Mandir and also Balaji Rath. Balaji Rath is in a "Rath Galli " the rath galli is main galli of Songir. A couple of the notable temples are Someshwar and Samadhi of Guru Govind Maharaj.

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