Songir

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)
 • Total
33,000
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).

Main gate

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 has 3 to 4 small adjacent forts. There is a deep water well on the fort.[1] Only the door frame of the entrance of the fort is remaining rest all structures are in ruined state.

  1. ^ Trekshitiz. "Songir(Dhule)". www.trekshitiz.com. Trekshitiz. Retrieved 19 December 2019.