Umarga

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Umarga
Town
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Umarga
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°50′24″N76°37′18″E / 17.84000°N 76.62167°E / 17.84000; 76.62167
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Dharashiv
Government
  TypeState government and central government
  BodyNagar Palika
Elevation
572 m (1,877 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total35,477
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Lok Sabha constituency Osmanabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Umarga [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.

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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[ clarification needed ] 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
ReligionPercent
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.

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References

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  2. "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2013.
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