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Guhagar

Field	Value
name	Guhagar
settlement_type	town
pushpin_map	India Maharashtra
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Maharashtra, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Maharashtra
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Ratnagiri
established_title
governing_body	Nagar panchayat
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_m	10
population_total	2929
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Marathi
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	415703
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	02359
registration_plate	MH-08

Guhagar (Marathi pronunciation: [ɡuɦaːɡəɾ]) is a census town in Ratnagiri district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Guhagar is known for its virgin beach, coir items, coconuts, betel nuts and mainly Alphonso mangoes. The nearest city and railhead is Chiplun, about 44 km away.

Guhagar is the site of the Durga Devi temple, Guhagar and Shree Vyadeshwar temple. Guhagar's coconut is very famous in Konkan.

Geography

The word Guhagar means cave house in local language. Guhagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 10 metres (33 feet). Guhagar has been featured in several films, including Killa.

Demographics

India census, Guhagar had a population of 3205. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Guhagar has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 78%. In Guhagar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Gallery

File:Guhagar Beach (2008).jpg|View of Guhagar Beach File:Durga Devi Temple.jpg|Durga Devi Temple File:Shri Vyadweshwar, Guhagar.jpg|Pindi of Shri Vyadeshwar File:Official shri vyadeshwar aarti.jpg|Shri Vyadeshwar Aarti

References

(3 November 2014). "Guhagar". Puneri Travellers.
[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Guhagar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Guhagar]
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.

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