Umarga Explained
| Umarga |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.84°N 76.6217°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dharashiv |
| Government Type: | State government and central government |
| Governing Body: | Nagar Palika |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 572 |
| Population Total: | 35,477 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 413 606 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Osmanabad |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Umarga[2] |
| Website: | Npomerga.org.in |
| Iso Code: | IN-MH |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Umarga/Omerga 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.
Geography
The town of Umarga is situated near 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 (5 km;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]
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
- BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir,Samudral
- 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:13 km 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 (J)
- Siddappa Temple Ekondi (J)
- Tulja bhavani mandir Ekondi (J)
- Ambabai Temple bhagatwadi.
- Pravin baba math Ekondi
Notes and References
- Web site: Census of India: Search Details . 11 May 2014 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124239/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=598261 . dead .
- Web site: Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130505190604/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Osmanabad.pdf. 5 May 2013. dmy-all.
- Web site: NPR Report: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Umarga. 2011. National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- 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)
- Web site: Kanarese. DSAL The Record News.
