Bhoom | |
Other Name: | Bhum |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
Coordinates: | 18.4597°N 75.6608°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tahsil |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Name2: | Dharashiv |
Subdivision Name3: | Bhoom |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 20762 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 413504 |
Area Code: | 912478 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | MH25 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Nearest cities |
Blank Info Sec1: | Latur, Beed, Barshi and Solapur |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Dharashiv |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Paranda[1] |
Bhoom is a town with a municipal council in Dharashiv district, Maharashtra, India, and it is the headquarters of Bhoom tahsil. Bhoom municipal corporation is established in 1948. Bhoom is a small town situated in a valley of the Banashankar hill ranges of Sahyadri. It is situated on the banks of the River Banaganga, which eventually flows into the Bhima. In 1717, Sambhaji II of Kolhapur gave Bhoom as jagir to Shrimant Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (a chief and military leader of his troops) for his bravery. In 19th century Bhoom was under Nizam territory during the British raj in India. However it was independently ruled by the ' Thorat ' royal family. Shrimant Vijaysinh Amarsinh Thorat is the present head of Bhoom. He was the President of Bhoom Municipal Council from 1991 -2006.
At the starting of 17th century Bhoom was under Adilshah's territory. After 17th century it was under the Maratha Empire.In 1717 Sambhaji II of Kolhapur gave the Bhoom as Jagir to Shrimant Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (a Chief and Military leader) for his bravery. He ruled Bhum till 1719. In 1719 he had died in a battle with Balaji Vishwanath near Panhala fort. After his death his ancestors ruled Bhoom till 15 August 1947.
In the 2001 Indian census, Bhum Tahsil had a population of 116,894, with 60,620 (51.9%) males and 56,274 (48.1%) females, for a gender ratio of 928 females per thousand males.[2]
In the 2011 census, Bhum Tahsil had 137,217 inhabitants[3] and a gender ratio of 905 females per thousand males.[4] The tahsil was 86.4% rural. The literacy rate in 2011 was 73.08% overall in Bhum Tahsil, with a rate of 82.86% for males and 62.45% for females.[5] In 2011, 11.5% of the population of Bhum Tahsil was 0 to 6 years of age.In Bhoom City, since 21/07/2000 Hi-Infotech Computer Education Started Computer Education—till today, there are approximately 10,000 students and employees who have successfully completed the Computer Course.
Bhoom is divided into two areas, Kasba and Peth by the Banganga River. Kasba is the more traditional village type area with most of the people involved in farming. Peth is more cosmopolitan where people of various professions live together. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, Bhoom added more white collar jobs due to the educated peoples and new colonies near the college. Banganga and Ramganga dams provide water for drinking. Bhoom has decent educational institutes. S P college has been catering to students from Bhoom and nearby villages for almost 5 decades. Dr S N Singh, a founder and first principal of this educational institute has worked hard with several members to establish this educational institute.
The residences of Bhoom include BIRBALE Galli, veer Sawarkar chowk Gandhi Chowk, Sambhaji Chowk, Maskar-Shendge Galli, Wadar Galli, Bagwan Galli, Nagoba Galli, Koshti Galli, Galib Nagar, Pardhi Pedhi, Ramhari Nagar, Kusum Nagar, Bhim Nagar, Shivaji Nagar and Samarth Nagar, Farshi Galli, Lakshmi Nagar, Kasba.In Bhoom City Samarth Nagar is located in central city.Hi-Infotech Computer Education was started in 21-07-2000. Now 10000+ students successfully education MS-CIT.