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Umarga/ Omerga (in Marathi: उमरगा) 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.

Umarga(उमरगा)
Town
Umarga(उमरगा) Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°50′24″N 76°37′18″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Government
• Type	State government and central government
• Body	Nagar Palika
Elevation	572 m (1,877 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	35,477
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Lok Sabha constituency	Osmanabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Umarga[2]
Website	Npomerga.org.in

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]

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.

Religious places

• Mahadev Mandir (Shiva Temple): Umarga has a 1000-year-old ancient magnificent "Hemadpanthi" Temple of Lord Shiva. This indicates its roots linked to the Shilahar, Rastrkuta, Chalukya Dynasty.
• Birudev Temple is on Latur Road. Birudev is worshiped as the god of the Dhangar community.
• Hanuman Mandir
• Kala Maruti Mandir on Hyderabad road
• Tulja Bhawani Temple and Renuka Mata Temple
• Sayad Basha Dargah
• Maheboob subhani Dargah
• Shri Nath Mandir is the temple of Saint Eknath. Also has 2.5 Feet statue of Shri Vitthal. Every year there is a Festival called NATH-SHASHTHI, which includes Bhajan, Kirtan, Ann-daan.
• Siddheshwar Temple Nagral:12 km south of Umarga is holy temple and is worshiped by Hindu community.
• Shivrambuva Temple Wagdari:13 km north of Umarga is village deity of Wagdari and on the eve of every Mahashivratri the people of Wagdari celebrate it as Mela (Hindu festival)
• Sayyed Haji Munnawar Dargha, Gunjoti
• Achalbet Devastan, Turori
• Kapil Vastu Buddha Vihar, Turori
• Vahya Bandenavaj, Turori
• Hanuman Mandir Ekondi (J)
• Siddappa Temple Ekondi (J)
• Tulja bhavani mandir Ekondi (J)
• Ambabai Temple bhagatwadi.
• Pravin baba math Ekondi

References

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