Oros is a town and the district headquarters of the Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. Some call it as "Sindhudurgnagari".[1] Most people of this region speak Malvani, a dialect of Konkani. Sindhudurgnagari is planned town of Oros Budruk. Oros budruk as it is called is connected by road National Highway 66 ( previously known as NH-17) to Mumbai, Thane, Goa, Karwar and Mangaluru. Sindhudurg railway station on Konkan Railway route is the nearest railway station to Oros. Oros houses District collector office, Zilla Parishad office, District court.[2] and District Hospital and other state government offices. The Orus town has few banks, petrol pumps to serve the population of town and visitors. There is MSRTC bus stand.[3]
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Oros
Sindhudurgnagari | |
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State | Maharashtra |
District | Sindhudurg |
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• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 416812 |
Telephone code | 02362 |
Vehicle registration | MH-07 |
Literacy | 99% |
Climate | Humid (Köppen) |
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