Umri, Kurukshetra Explained

Umri
Settlement Type:	village
Pushpin Map:	India Haryana#India
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates:	29.9479°N 76.8969°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Haryana
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Kurukshetra
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Hindi
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	136131
Area Code Type:	Telephone code
Area Code:	01744
Registration Plate:	HR-07
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:	Kurukshetra
Blank2 Name Sec1:	Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:	Kurukshetra
Blank3 Name Sec1:	Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:	Ladwa
Iso Code:	IN-HR

Umri, Kurukshetra, according to the Puranas, is a village named after Odaumbar Rishi as it was his taposthali.

Transport

By road: Buses of Haryana Roadways and other state corporations ply through Umri and connect it to Delhi, Chandigarh and other important places. Taxi service is also available.
By air: The airports closest to Umri (Kurukshetra) are at Delhi and Chandigarh, which are well connected by road and rail.
By rail: Umri (Kurukshetra) railway station is a railway junction station, well connected with all important towns and cities of the country. The Shatabadi Express halts here. Dhoda Kheri, Dhirpur, Dhola Majra Shahabad Markanda and Mohri are the railway stations between Kurukshetra to Ambala of Indian railway route.

Higher education

Govt Senior Secondary School, Umri
Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Umri
Govt. Polytechnic, Umri^[1]
National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Kurukshetra^[2]
National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra

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