Umarga

Umarga/ Omerga (in Marathi: उमरगा) is a town with a municipal council in the Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an administrative headquarter of the Umarga Tehsil.

Umarga(Omerga)
Town
Umarga(Omerga)
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°50′24″N 76°37′18″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictOsmanabad
Government
 • TypeState government and central government
 • BodyNagar Palika
Elevation
572 m (1,877 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total35,477
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Lok Sabha constituencyOsmanabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyUmarga[2]
WebsiteNpomerga.org.in

Geography

The town of Umarga is situated on National Highway 65 Pune-Solapur-Hyderabad-Machilipatnam. It is located 85 km by road east of the city of Solapur, 95 km by road from the district capital of Osmanabad, and 20 km west of the Karnataka-Maharashtra State boundary. The nearest towns are Jahagir Chincholi (5km;south) Turori (8 km east west from NH65 Umarga), Diggi (17 km), Madaj (16 km by road to the southwest), and Murum (9 km by road to the east on NH-65). The town of Umarga has an elevation of 572 metres (1876 feet).

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the town of Umarga had a population of 35,609.[3]The official language is Marathi.[4][5]

Religions in Umarga
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 76%
Muslims
 
 10%
Buddhists
 
 9.6%
Christians
 
 0.4%
Jains
 
 3.7%
Others†
 
 0.3%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Economy and infrastructure

Agriculture and agriculture related services are the main income sources for the people here. Umarga has a MIDC industrial park of 2500 hectares. Umarga is a census town. It is a developing town and it runs a weekly bazaar on Sunday. Omerga MIDC is attracting investment in textile and beverage industries.

Religious places
  • Mahadev Mandir (Shiva Temple): Umarga has a 1000-year-old ancient magnificent "Hemadpanthi" Temple of Lord Shiva. This indicates its roots linked to the Shilahar, Rastrkuta, Chalukya Dynasty.
  • Birudev Temple is on Latur Road. Birudev is worshiped as the god of the Dhangar community.
  • Hanuman Mandir
  • Kala Maruti Mandir on Hyderabad road
  • Tulja Bhawani Temple and Renuka Mata Temple
  • Sayad Basha Dargah
  • Maheboob subhani Dargah
  • Shri Nath Mandir is the temple of Saint Eknath. Also has 2.5 Feet statue of Shri Vitthal. Every year there is a Festival called NATH-SHASHTHI, which includes Bhajan, Kirtan, Ann-daan.
  • Siddheshwar Temple Nagral:12 km south of Umarga is holy temple and is worshiped by Hindu community.
  • Shivrambuva Temple Wagdari:13km north of Umarga is village deity of Wagdari and on the eve of every Mahashivratri the people of Wagdari celebrate it as Mela (Hindu festival)
  • Sayyed Haji Munnawar Dargha, Gunjoti
  • Achalbet Devastan, Turori
  • Kapil Vastu Buddha Vihar, Turori
  • Vahya Bandenavaj, Turori
  • Hanuman Mandir Ekondi Jahagir, Turori *katrina mandir and bhagwat devi mandir nai bakit 18km
  • Shivatej Online Services, Turori

References
  1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=598261
  2. "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2013.
  3. "NPR Report: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Umarga". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
  4. The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency (1894) J.F. Fleet, Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency (Vol-1, Part-II, Book-III) ISBN 81-206-0277-3
  5. "Kanarese". DSAL The Record News.
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