Umarga taluka

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Umarga taluka
Tehsil
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Umarga taluka
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°53′N076°38′E / 17.883°N 76.633°E / 17.883; 76.633
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Area
 • Total984 km2 (380 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total269,849
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency Osmanabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Umarga [1]

Umarga (Omerga) Tehsil is a tehsil/ taluka/ subdistrict in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau of India. The town of Umarga is the administrative headquarters of the tehsil. There are 79 panchayat villages in Umarga Tehsil. [2]

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History

The Killari earthquake of 1993 affected most parts of the Umarga Tehsil. Approximately 2,500–3,000 lives were lost.

Geography

Umarga Taluka is located in the southwestern corner of Osmanabad District. It is bounded to the southeast and south by the state of Karnataka, to the southwest by the Solapur District talukas of Akkalkot and Tuljapur, to the west and northwest by Osmanabad's Lohara Taluka, and to the northeast by Nilanga Taluka of Latur District. [3]

Demographics

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%).

In the 2001 Indian census, Umarga Taluka had a population of 241,339, with 123,852 (51.3%) males and 117,487 (48.7%) females, for a gender ratio of 949 females per thousand males. [4] The tehsil was 80.4% rural in 2001. [4]

In the 2011 census, Umarga Tehsil had 269,849 inhabitants [5] and a gender ratio of 946 females per thousand males. [6] The tehsil was 74.5% rural. [5] The literacy rate in 2011 was 75.28% overall in Umarga Tehsil, with a rate of 84.73% for males and 65.35% for females. [7] In 2011 in Umarga Tehsil, 11.7% of the population was 0 to 6 years of age. [5]

According to 1951 census [ permanent dead link ], Umarga Taluka had 60% Marathi, 26.25% Kannada and remaining other languages speakers.

Marathi is the most commonly used language in Umarga, with around 71% speaking Marathi as their primary language. [8] Kannada is the second most spoken language, with around 18% of the people speaking it.

Transportation

National Highways
Below National Highways passes through the Umarga Tehsil. [9]

1. NH-65: Pune-Indapur-Solapur-Umarga-Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Machilipatnam(Andhra Pradesh)
(Villages from Umarga tehsil on this NH are- Yenegur-Dalimb-Yeli-Jakekur-Umarga-Turori)

2. NH-548B: Mantha-Selu-Pathari-Sonpeth-Parali-Ambajogai-Latur-Ausa-Umarga-Yenegur-Murum-Alur-Akkalkot-Nagansur-Vijayapura-Athani-Chikhodi-Sankeshwar-Gotur(Karnataka)

Towns and villages

There are two towns in Umarga Tehsil, Umarga and Murum, both of which have municipal councils. Among the villages in the tehsil are: [10]

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Alur is a panchayat village in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is administratively under the Umarga Tahsil of Osmanabad District in Maharashtra. There is only the single village of Alur in the Alur gram panchayat. The village is 31 km by road southeast of Naldurg and 52 km by road southwest of Umarga, but only 13 km by road northeast of Wagdari, in Solapur District.

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Kesar Jawalga is a village in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Umarga Taluka in Osmanabad district. The village resides in the Marathwada region, and falls under the supervision of the Aurangabad division. Located 81 km towards south from the district headquarters Osmanabad, the village is also 25 km from Umarga and 477 km from the state capital Mumbai.

Belamb is a village in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Umarga Taluka in Osmanabad district. The village resides in the Marathwada region, and falls under the supervision of the Aurangabad division. Located 78 km towards south from the district headquarters Osmanabad, the village is also 20 km from Umarga and 477 km from the state capital Mumbai.

Ambarnagar is a village in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Umarga Taluka in Osmanabad district. The village resides in the Marathwada region, and falls under the supervision of the Aurangabad division. Located 73 km towards south from the district headquarters Osmanabad, the village is also 20 km from Umarga and 472 km from the state capital Mumbai.

Naiknagar is a village in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Umarga Taluka in Osmanabad district. The village resides in the Marathwada region, and falls under the supervision of the Aurangabad division. Located 85 km towards east from the district headquarters Osmanabad, the village is also 13 km from Umarga, 474 km from the state capital Mumbai and 240 km from Hyderabad.Kalaburagi city is 80 km away from the village. Solapur is 65 km away from Naik nagar.

Achaler is a village in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Lohara Taluka in Osmanabad district. The village resides in the Marathwada region, and falls under the supervision of the Aurangabad division. Located 73 km towards south from the district headquarters Osmanabad, the village is also 34 km from Lohara and 468 km from the state capital Mumbai.

Murli is a village in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Umarga Taluka in Osmanabad district. The village resides in the Marathwada region, and falls under the supervision of the Aurangabad division. Located 79 km towards east from the district headquarters Osmanabad, the village is also 12 km from Umarga and 481 km from the state capital Mumbai.

Dawal Malikwadi is a village in Maharashtra, India. It is located in Umarga Taluka in Osmanabad district. The village resides in the Marathwada region, and falls under the supervision of the Aurangabad division. Located 62 km towards east from the district headquarters Osmanabad, the village is also 18 km from Umarga and 467 km from the state capital Mumbai.

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Umarga, Osmanabad, Maharashtra". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Village Map, Umarga, Osmanabad (PDF) (Map). Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MRSAC). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Umarga". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  5. 1 2 3 "Population, Child Population in the age-group 0–6 and Literates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tehsils 2011: Maharashtra" (PDF). Press Information Bureau, Mumbai. p. 41.
  6. ↑ "Sex ratio of Population and Child Population in the age-group 0–6, State, Districts, Tehsils 2011: Maharashtra" (PDF). Press Information Bureau, Mumbai. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Literacy rates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tehsils 2011: Maharashtra" (PDF). Press Information Bureau, Mumbai. p. 17.
  8. ↑ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Details of National Highways (NHs) as on 31.03.2019
  10. ↑ "NPR Report: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Umarga". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
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