Umarkhed
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Umarkhed is a small town (Population: 35000) and a municipal council
Municipal council
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 in Yavatmal district
Yavatmal District
Yavatmal district is a district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in the region of Vidarbha, in the east-central part of the state...

 of Vidarbha
Vidarbha
Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra state made up of Nagpur Division and Amravati Division. Its former name is Berar . It occupies 31.6% of total area and holds 21.3% of total population of Maharashtra...

 region of the India
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 of Maharashtra
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Geography

Umarkhed is located at 19.6°N 77.7°E. It has an average elevation of 416 metres (1364 feet).

Umarkhed is a municipal town near the Painganga river
Painganga River
The Penganga River is the chief river of the Yavatmal district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India and flows along the south east boundaries of the district in a winding, meandering course. It is deeply entrenched and not able to be navigated...

.It is tahsil place. It is situated on 100KM from Yavatmal and 78 KM from Nanded.Umarkhed falls in Yavatmal district.It is surrounded by mountains and Ghats from three sides and a plane surface on one of its sides.umarkhed town has very good connectivity. During the monsoon one can experience real treasure of Nature. It lies on the Bittargaon-Savargaon road which forks off here, one arm running towards Hadgaon in Nanded district. Its population in 1961 was 12,647. SAHASRKUND WATERFALL in Paingangaga river near JEWALI village 50 KM away from UMARKHED Visit
ers come here in august, sept& oct.

Town experiences both hotter summer and colder winter. The temperature rises till 48 degrees Celsius in Summer while in winter it experiences the temperature of 8 to 12 degrees Celsius.

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Umarkhed had a population of 34,084. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Umarkhed has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 62%. In Umarkhed, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Umarkhed was earlier known as Audumbar Kshetra and then as UmbarKhed and later known as Umarhked. Audumbar means Umbar or Figs. There were many fig trees.

This place has seen great warriors during the pre-independence era and have actively participated in the movements against British rule, those people also suffered imprisonment along with other great Indian leaders.

About the city

Umarkhed is most famous for its temples. The most famous tamples are Tin Deul (Three temple), Swami Chinmaynand Maharaj Math, Renuka Devi Mandir (situated atop one of the mountains on the way to Mahur), Mahadev Mandir, Saint Sadhu Maharaj Math, Saint Ainath Maharaj Temple (disciple of Saint Eknath
Eknath
Eknath was a prominent Marathi scholar and religious poet. He is called a "sant" in the Marathi tradition as are most other religious poets...

 Maharaj, Ram Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Shree Krishna Dyaan Mandir spreading message of lord Shree Krishna through Bhagwat Dharma.

There are many tourist places like Mahur
Mahur
Mahur or Mahurgad is a religious place in Maharashtra, India. Mahur is said to be the birth place of Hindu Goddess Renuka, mother of Lord Parshuram. The three and half Shakti Peethas of Maharashtra are Tuljapur enshrining Bhavani, Kolhapur enshrining Mahalakshmi, Mahur enshrining Mahamaya, and...

 situated near Umarkhed. There are 2 dams near Umarkhed PusDharan and IsapurDharan. There are many picnic spots nearby like Ambona Tank, Public Garden and many other spots.

City has best medical facilities, excellent schools and educational institutes. Many alumni are working all over the world. Gopikabai Sitaram Gawande College renovated the higher education and introduced not only computers and technology but also important sports in the city.

Mostly,Agriculture is the main source of income for the innocent people from this city. Farmers are now aware of the modern techniques of farming with more yields. Much of younger farmers have tried their hands at modern farming and succeeded. Some of the people managed to settle as a large and successful businessman.
Umarkhed is a large market centre with a cotton ginning factories and the weekly market held on Wednesdays is largely attended.

Hardada is one of the places to visit around Umarkhed. It has a Mahadev Temple in the beautiful lap of nature.

Transport

Umarkhed is one of the important stops on the Nagpur-Nanded-Tuljapur-Ratnagiri State Highway (MSH No.3). The place is very well connected by other road routes from Andhra Pradesh, which takes us deep into the lap of nature and wildlife.
The place is expecting to get its name on the railway map as the plans for Wardha-Nanded railway routes are chalked out.

The nearest district places for Umarkhed are Akola, Amravati
Amravati
Amravati is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India and the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Maharashtra. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district...

, Nanded
Nanded
Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...

, Washim
Washim
Washim is a city and a municipal council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Washim is the district headquarter of newly formed Washim district....

, and Yavatmal
Yavatmal
Yavatmal is a city and municipal council of the Yavatmal district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The name derives from the Marathi Yavat and mal .-Demographics:yavatmal ,district in Amravati administrative division....

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the new nagar adheaksh is raju jaiswal.

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