Songir
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Songir is the largest town in Dhule Taluka, situated on the intersection of National Highway 3
(Mumbai
-Agra
) and state highway 17 (Ahmedabad
). It is the trading hub for around 100 small villages and localities. Historically Songir has been famous for its trade skills, such as manufacturing of brass and copper utensils, shawls and rugs, carpentry work, blacksmith and goldsmith jobs.
Songir houses people of several religions who have been living in unity and peace since few centuries, which still continues.
It has a science college, D.Ed Colleges, Science and Arts Senior College on the education and training front.
Small-scale industry is sprawling up around the area to support the big houses like Suzlon and also help construct the part of Golden Quadrilateral that runs through it. Famously known for its "Dhaba Style Food", especially "Shev Bhaji". Songir fata provides employment for hundreds if not thousands in the region.
Temples in Sognir include Someshwar, Gurugoving Maharaj, Jain Mandir and also Balaji Rath. Couple of the notable temples are Someshwar and Samadhi of Guru Govind Maharaj.
National Highway 3 (India)
National Highway 3 , commonly referred to as the Mumbai-Agra Highway, is a major Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra states in India...
(Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
-Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
) and state highway 17 (Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
). It is the trading hub for around 100 small villages and localities. Historically Songir has been famous for its trade skills, such as manufacturing of brass and copper utensils, shawls and rugs, carpentry work, blacksmith and goldsmith jobs.
Songir houses people of several religions who have been living in unity and peace since few centuries, which still continues.
It has a science college, D.Ed Colleges, Science and Arts Senior College on the education and training front.
Small-scale industry is sprawling up around the area to support the big houses like Suzlon and also help construct the part of Golden Quadrilateral that runs through it. Famously known for its "Dhaba Style Food", especially "Shev Bhaji". Songir fata provides employment for hundreds if not thousands in the region.
Temples in Sognir include Someshwar, Gurugoving Maharaj, Jain Mandir and also Balaji Rath. Couple of the notable temples are Someshwar and Samadhi of Guru Govind Maharaj.