Vengurla
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| Vengurla | |
  Vengurla
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| State - District(s) |
Maharashtra - Sindhudurg |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 11 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
12,471 - |
Vengurla is a town located on the Konkan coast in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India. This small town some say has natural beauty, good beaches, as well as a rich culture and heritage. The town is surrounded by a semicircular range of hills with a lush green foliage (mainly cashew, mango, coconut plantations interspersed with all kinds of berry trees).There are very famous Cashew factories namely N.M.Varaskar Cashew Factory,Atul Cashew Factory etc.To the north there is Dabholi hill, to the south there is Mochemad hill, east is encompassed by Tulas hill, while to the west it's the deep blue Arabian Sea all the way till horizon. Some say the view of the town acquires a different shade of beauty from every different angle one views it. This town also has some beautiful temples like Shri Sateri, Rameshwar, Shri Navadurga at Redi,Vengurla Taluka, sri Vetoba at Shiroda, Shri Ravalnath etc.
It is located 200 km from Ratnagiri and 522 km from Mumbai.
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[edit] Geography
Vengurla is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Vengurla had a population of 12,471. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Vengurla has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 76%. In Vengurla, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Vengurle: Heaven on Earth - a web page with photos of Vengurla
- Vengurla: Site Seeing-by Girish Gavaskar - informative page with pictures of Vengurla region
- Vengurla:Waman Parulekar - information about vengurla
- Vengurla: Orkut Community - Join the 'VENGURLA' community on Orkut
| Divisions and Districts of Maharashtra |
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| Amravati Division: Akola | Amravati | Buldhana | Washim | Yavatmal |
| Konkan Division: Mumbai | Mumbai (Suburban) | Raigad | Ratnagiri | Sindhudurg | Thane |
| Aurangabad Division: Aurangabad | Beed | Hingoli | Jalna | Latur | Nanded | Osmanabad | Parbhani |
| Nagpur Division: Bhandara | Chandrapur | Gadchiroli | Gondia | Nagpur | Wardha |
| Nashik Division: Ahmednagar | Dhule | Jalgaon | Nandurbar | Nashik |
| Pune Division: Kolhapur | Pune | Sangli | Satara | Solapur |
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