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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Umarga taluka
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| settlement_type = Tehsil
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]]
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| area_total_km2 = 984
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| population_total = 269849
| population_as_of = 2011
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Osmanabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Osmanabad]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Umarga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Umarga]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India|url=http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Osmanabad.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505190604/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Osmanabad.pdf|archivedate=5 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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'''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 village]]s in Umarga Tehsil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Umarga, Osmanabad, Maharashtra|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4497&parenttype=B&ptype=V|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505222356/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=4497&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archivedate=5 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main article|Osmanabad#History}}
The [[1993 Latur earthquake|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 Taluka|Akkalkot]] and [[Tuljapur Taluka|Tuljapur]], to the west and northwest by Osmanabad's [[Lohara Taluka]], and to the northeast by [[Nilanga Taluka]] of [[Latur District]].<ref name="Umarga-map">{{Cite map|title=Village Map, Umarga, Osmanabad |publisher=Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre (MRSAC) |url=https://mrsac.gov.in/writereaddata/MRSAC/map/15669938535d666dbdd4454TH_OBD_Umarga.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008173031/https://mrsac.gov.in/writereaddata/MRSAC/map/15669938535d666dbdd4454TH_OBD_Umarga.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Umarga
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
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{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|orange|76}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|10}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhists]]|red|9.6}}
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|0.4}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism|Jains]]|pink|3.7}}
{{bar percent|Others†|black|0.3}}
|caption=Distribution of religions 
†Includes [[Sikh]]s (0.2%), [[Buddhism|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.<ref name="PR-2001-Umarga">{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Umarga |publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=27&district_code=29 }}</ref> The tehsil was 80.4% rural in 2001.<ref name="PR-2001-Umarga" />

In the 2011 census, Umarga Tehsil had 269,849 inhabitants<ref name="PR-2">{{Cite web|title=Population, Child Population in the age-group 0–6 and Literates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tehsils 2011: Maharashtra|page=41|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Mumbai|url=http://pibmumbai.gov.in/English/PDF/E2012_PR3297.PDF}}</ref> and a gender ratio of 946 females per thousand males.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sex ratio of Population and Child Population in the age-group 0–6, State, Districts, Tehsils 2011: Maharashtra|page=8|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Mumbai|url=http://pibmumbai.gov.in/English/PDF/E2012_PR3298.PDF}}</ref> The tehsil was 74.5% rural.<ref name="PR-2" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Literacy rates by residence and sex, State, Districts, Tehsils 2011: Maharashtra|page=17|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Mumbai|url=http://pibmumbai.gov.in/English/PDF/E2012_PR3299.PDF}}</ref> In 2011 in Umarga Tehsil, 11.7% of the population was 0 to 6 years of age.<ref name="PR-2" />

According to [https://Isi.gov.in:8081 1951 census]{{Deadlink|date=November 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}, Umarga Taluka had 60% Marathi, 26.25% Kannada and remaining other languages speakers.

[[Marathi language|Marathi]] is the most commonly used language in Umarga, with around 71% speaking [[Marathi language|Marathi]] as their primary language.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=23 June 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728125958/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/Details-of-National-Highways-as-on-31.03.pdf Details of National Highways (NHs) as on 31.03.2019]</ref>

'''1. [[National Highway 65 (India)|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. [[National Highway 548B (India)|NH-548B]]:''' [[Mantha, Jalna|Mantha]]-[[Sailu|Selu]]-[[Pathri|Pathari]]-[[Sonpeth]]-[[Parli, Maharashtra|Parali]]-[[Ambajogai]]-[[Latur]]-[[Ausa (town)|Ausa]]-[[Umarga]]-[[Yenegur]]-[[Murum, Osmanabad|Murum]]-[[Alur, Osmanabad|Alur]]-[[Akkalkot]]-Nagansur-[[Bijapur|Vijayapura]]-[[Athani, Belgavi|Athani]]-Chikhodi-[[Sankeshwar, Karnataka|Sankeshwar]]-Gotur([[Karnataka]])

==Towns and villages==
There are two towns in Umarga Tehsil, [[Umarga]] and [[Murum, Osmanabad|Murum]], both of which have municipal councils. Among the villages in the tehsil are:<ref name="NPR-2011-Umarga">{{Cite web|title=NPR Report: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Umarga|year=2011|publisher=National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=27&distcd=29&tslcode=008}}</ref>
{{Columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* Acharya Tanda
* [[Alur, Osmanabad|Alur]]
* Ambarnagar
* Ashta Jahangir
* Aurad
* Babalsur
* Balsur
* Baradwadi
* [[Belamb]]
* Bendga
* Bhagatwadi
* Bhikar Sangvi
* Bhusani
* Bori
* Chandkal
* Chinchkota
* Chincholi Bhuyar
* Chincholi Jahagir
* Chirewadi
* Dabka
* [[Dalimb]]
* [[Dawal Malikwadi]]
* Dhaktiwadi
* Dhanora Dagad
* Diggi
* Dudhanal
* Ekundi Jahagir
* Ekundiwadi
* Ekurga
* Ekurgawadi
* Fulsingnagar
* Ganeshnagar
* Gugalgaon
* Gunjoti
* Gunjotiwadi
* Guruwadi
* Handral
* Hippargarao
* Ingole Tanda
* Jagadalwadi
* Jakekur
* Jakekurwadi
* Jawalga Bet
* Kadamapur
* Kaddora
* Kader
* Kaldeo Nimbala (Kaldev Nimbala)
* Kalnimbala
* [[Kantekur]]
* Karali
* Kasgi
* Kasgiwadi
* Katewadi
* Kawatha
* [[Kesar Jawalga]]
* Kolewadi
* Kolsur (G)
* Kolsur (K)
* Koral
* Koregaon
* Koregaonwadi
* Kothali
* Kunhali
* [[Madaj, Maharashtra|Madaj]]
* Mahalingraiwadi
* Malgi
* [[Malgiwadi]]
* Manegopal
* Matola Kh.
* Mulaj
* Murli
* Murum (Rural)
* Nagral
* Nai Chakur
* [[Naiknagar]]
* Narangwadi
* Palasgaon
* Paraskheda
* Peth Sangvi
* Rampur
* Samudral
* Sawalsur
* Sundarwadi
* Supatgaon
* Talmod
* Thorliwadi
* Trikoli
* Tugaon
* [[Turori]]
* Umarga (Rural)
* Varnalwadi
* Vhantal
* Wagdari
* Yeli
* [[Yenegur]]
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Osmanabad district topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Umarga Tehsil}}
[[Category:Osmanabad district]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]

Umarga taluka - Revision history

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