Umarga


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

The town of Umarga is situated on 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 Turori, Diggi, Madaj, and Murum. The town of Umarga has an elevation of 572 metres.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the town of Umarga had a population of 35,609.The official language is Marathi.

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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