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Umarga

Coordinates: 17°50′24″N 76°37′18″E / 17.84000°N 76.62167°E / 17.84000; 76.62167
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Umarga
Town
Umarga is located in Maharashtra
Umarga
Umarga
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°50′24″N 76°37′18″E / 17.84000°N 76.62167°E / 17.84000; 76.62167
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictOsmanabad
Government
 • TypeState government and central government
 • BodyNagar Palika
Elevation
572 m (1,877 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
35,477
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Lok Sabha constituencyOsmanabad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyUmarga[2]
WebsiteNpomerga.org.in

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

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The town of Umarga is situated near National highway 65 Pune-Solapur-Hyderabad-Machilipatnam.

Demographics

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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%).

Industrial park

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Umarga has a Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation industrial park of 2500 hectares.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  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.