Udgir
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Udgir is a city and a municipal council
in Latur District
in the India
n state
of Maharashtra. It is famous for education and the Udgir Fort
.
The Name Udgir was derived from the saint Udagir Baba.
, Udgir had a population of 2,00,908. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Udgir has an average literacy rate of 71%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 63%. In Udgir, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Most people in Udgir are Maharastrians. The main source of income is Agriculture
, and there is a famous dairy farm. Besides Marathi
, Urdu
, Kannada and Telugu
are widely spoken and understood by the majority of people.
fought in 1761.
With respect to the many famous wars and battles of Panipat, over the centuries "Panipat" has itself become a meaningful term and proverb with many meanings. viz Watres (the Wothiness/Metals) "Tested/Examined", Merged etc. Further more related to debacles, setbacks wars, battles, clashes, conflicts, contexts etc. Paani = the water/s got pat = ( also means found in some sense) but more as lost, vanished, or evapourated.
Around Panchkroshi of Udgir city and the fort in particular, there are old observation points, buildings, and establishments [all well built& mostly Table Tops with special white clay (shadu=cement) and varieties of mixed stones] scattered over many kilometers, mostly on the hills in every directions. They were used by the military for protection and point of views, and are now used for a few resorts, rest houses, mahals (like small palaces); without exceptions those are disfigured and destroyed. This is something very serious to be looked into and taken care earnestly by the government authorities.
Udgir Fort
The fort of Udgir still stands in all its glory, speaking volumes about the Indian history and Indian culture. The fort is bounded by a 40ft deep trench, as the fort is built at the ground level. In the fort are several palaces Durbar halls and the Samadhi of Udaygir Maharaj which is 60 feet under ground level. Udgir was named after the famous Hindu Saint Udaygiri Rishi. This is a place of great reverence to the people of the region. The fort has some rare inscriptions written in Arabic and Persian which testify to the promotion of knowledge and culture by the Muslim rulers over the centuries. There is a famous Jamia Masjid located at Chaubara which is one of the two biggest mosques, the other one is Maqbara mosque which is located in the centre of the city.
It is believed that the Udgir fort has a direct deep underground soorang (tunnel) connection with bhalki and the Bider Forts.
Situated along the Mahrashtra-Karnataka border, Udgir taluka has achieved remarkable development. It has introduced revolutionary study techniques for the intensely competitive 10th and 12th standard examinations. Udgir created academic history with many of its students topping the State merit list. Today the town is an important commercial center. There are four colleges in Udgir: Shivaji Mahavidhyalaya, Maharashtra Udaygiri Mahavidhyalaya, Havagiswami Mahavidhyalaya, Swami Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya Udgir, and One Engineering College i.e. Maharashtra Udaygiri Engineering college and One Polytechnic College i.e. Rajiv Gandhi Polytechnic. These two colleges are giving technical education for rural area students in udgir, you can visit to website for further information about Rajiv Gandhi polytechnic Udgir by visiting http://www.rgpudgir.co.in and http://www.rgpudgir.org
Railways : Direct passenger and express trains are available to Udgir from Hyderabad ,Banglooru ,Aurangabad ,Pune, Latur , Nanded , Osmanabad , Manmad , Visakhapatnam , Shirdi Sai Nagar , Kakinada and Tirupati. Udgir falls under the Divisional Headquarters of South Central Railway.
Roads : Udgir is 590 kilometres east of Mumbai (the state capitol) by road and 7 hours drive away from Aurangabad , 10 hours from Pune and 5 hours from Hyderabad. Several passenger bus services operate out of Udgir providing easy overnight connectivity with almost every major city in Maharashtra. These buses are reasonably priced, fairly punctual. The comfort level differs greatly from operator to operator.
Air : Nearest domestic airport is at Latur(65 Km)from Udgir and another one Airport is at Nanded(120 km) from where daily flights for State Capital Mumbai are available and flights to Delhi and Nagpur are available thrice in a week. Nearest international and also another domestic airport to Udgir is at Hyderabad (210 kilometres).
2. State Bank of India
3. Bank of Maharashtra
4. Latur Urban Co-Operative Bank.
5. IDBI Bank
6. ICICI Bank
7. Union Bank of India
8. Central Bank of India
9. Osmanabad Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd
10. Udgir Urban Co-Operative Bank
11. Siddheshwar Sahakari Bank 12.sahyog urban co operative bank ltd 13. yeshvant urban co-op Bank Ltd
12.Baichand Hirachanr Bank .
Mahesh Bawage One of the well known Consultant in North India for Chemical & API bulk Drug industries. He was born in Udgir and graduate in Chemical Technology from UDCT.
Jackie Shroff , aka Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff the famous bollywood actor was born in udgir and spent most of his childhood in Udgir. This is a very lesser known fact, but is quoted on ZoomTVs website under biography section.
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Latur District
Latur District
Latur district is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters. In the last census on 2001, the total population of the district was 2,080,285. Urban population comprises 20.08% of the total population...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Maharashtra. It is famous for education and the Udgir Fort
Udgir Fort
Udgir city is known for a well built fort of pre-Bahamani age, dating from the twelfth century CE. It is also famous for the historic battle in which Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau, defeated Nizam, and after which the treaty of Udgir was signed....
.
The Name Udgir was derived from the saint Udagir Baba.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Udgir had a population of 2,00,908. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Udgir has an average literacy rate of 71%, which is higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 63%. In Udgir, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Most people in Udgir are Maharastrians. The main source of income is Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, and there is a famous dairy farm. Besides Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
, Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, Kannada and Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
are widely spoken and understood by the majority of people.
History
The Udgir city has a glorious historical background and is known for the well built fort from pre-Bahamani age, and the nearly 800 years of Muslim rule under the Sultans and the Mughals over the region. It is also famous for the historic battle between Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau who defeated Nizam in 1759 when the treaty of Udgir was signed. Marathas got a convincing victory in the battle of Udgir under the able leadership of brave warrior Sadashivrao Bhau. Later it prompted Peshwe (Peshwas) of Pune to promote/elevate & designate him as Chief Commander of the Maratha Army for the Third Battle of PanipatThird battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat , about 60 miles north of Delhi between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Confederacy and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali with 2 Indian Muslim allies—the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and the...
fought in 1761.
With respect to the many famous wars and battles of Panipat, over the centuries "Panipat" has itself become a meaningful term and proverb with many meanings. viz Watres (the Wothiness/Metals) "Tested/Examined", Merged etc. Further more related to debacles, setbacks wars, battles, clashes, conflicts, contexts etc. Paani = the water/s got pat = ( also means found in some sense) but more as lost, vanished, or evapourated.
Around Panchkroshi of Udgir city and the fort in particular, there are old observation points, buildings, and establishments [all well built& mostly Table Tops with special white clay (shadu=cement) and varieties of mixed stones] scattered over many kilometers, mostly on the hills in every directions. They were used by the military for protection and point of views, and are now used for a few resorts, rest houses, mahals (like small palaces); without exceptions those are disfigured and destroyed. This is something very serious to be looked into and taken care earnestly by the government authorities.
Udgir FortUdgir FortUdgir city is known for a well built fort of pre-Bahamani age, dating from the twelfth century CE. It is also famous for the historic battle in which Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau, defeated Nizam, and after which the treaty of Udgir was signed....
The fort of Udgir still stands in all its glory, speaking volumes about the Indian history and Indian culture. The fort is bounded by a 40ft deep trench, as the fort is built at the ground level. In the fort are several palaces Durbar halls and the Samadhi of Udaygir Maharaj which is 60 feet under ground level. Udgir was named after the famous Hindu Saint Udaygiri Rishi. This is a place of great reverence to the people of the region. The fort has some rare inscriptions written in Arabic and Persian which testify to the promotion of knowledge and culture by the Muslim rulers over the centuries. There is a famous Jamia Masjid located at Chaubara which is one of the two biggest mosques, the other one is Maqbara mosque which is located in the centre of the city.It is believed that the Udgir fort has a direct deep underground soorang (tunnel) connection with bhalki and the Bider Forts.
Present day Udgir
Today the town is an important commercial center. It is a taluka and also the subdivisional Headquarters. The cattle market of Udgir is renown mainly on account of the Devani breed of Bull, which is not merely a graceful herbivore but an equally efficient friend of the farmer.Situated along the Mahrashtra-Karnataka border, Udgir taluka has achieved remarkable development. It has introduced revolutionary study techniques for the intensely competitive 10th and 12th standard examinations. Udgir created academic history with many of its students topping the State merit list. Today the town is an important commercial center. There are four colleges in Udgir: Shivaji Mahavidhyalaya, Maharashtra Udaygiri Mahavidhyalaya, Havagiswami Mahavidhyalaya, Swami Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya Udgir, and One Engineering College i.e. Maharashtra Udaygiri Engineering college and One Polytechnic College i.e. Rajiv Gandhi Polytechnic. These two colleges are giving technical education for rural area students in udgir, you can visit to website for further information about Rajiv Gandhi polytechnic Udgir by visiting http://www.rgpudgir.co.in and http://www.rgpudgir.org
Transportation
Udgir is well connected with rest of India mainly by Roads and Railways.Railways : Direct passenger and express trains are available to Udgir from Hyderabad ,Banglooru ,Aurangabad ,Pune, Latur , Nanded , Osmanabad , Manmad , Visakhapatnam , Shirdi Sai Nagar , Kakinada and Tirupati. Udgir falls under the Divisional Headquarters of South Central Railway.
Roads : Udgir is 590 kilometres east of Mumbai (the state capitol) by road and 7 hours drive away from Aurangabad , 10 hours from Pune and 5 hours from Hyderabad. Several passenger bus services operate out of Udgir providing easy overnight connectivity with almost every major city in Maharashtra. These buses are reasonably priced, fairly punctual. The comfort level differs greatly from operator to operator.
Air : Nearest domestic airport is at Latur(65 Km)from Udgir and another one Airport is at Nanded(120 km) from where daily flights for State Capital Mumbai are available and flights to Delhi and Nagpur are available thrice in a week. Nearest international and also another domestic airport to Udgir is at Hyderabad (210 kilometres).
Entertainment
Presently, the town is having five cinema halls.| No. | Names of Cinema Hall |
|---|---|
| 1. | Kalpana 70MM A/C |
| 2. | Big Cinema's Usha - 2 Screens 70MM A/C |
| 3. | Uma 70MM A/C |
| 4. | Jagruti 70MM |
Banking and financial services in Udgir
1. State Bank of HyderabadState Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Hyderabad is an associate bank of State Bank of India , and is one of the scheduled banks in India. The Bank's Head Office is situated at Gunfoundry Area, in Hyderabad, India. SBH has over 1200 branches and about 12,800 employees. Assets are in excess of Rupees 767 billion...
2. State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
3. Bank of Maharashtra
Bank of Maharashtra
Bank of Maharashtra is the premier bank of Maharashtra, operating in the country of India.Registered on 16th Sept 1935 with an authorized capital of Rs 10.00 lakh and commenced business on 8th Feb 1936....
4. Latur Urban Co-Operative Bank.
5. IDBI Bank
IDBI Bank
The IDBI Bank Limited is one of India's leading public sector banks and 4th largest Bank in overall ratings. RBI categorised IDBI as an "other public sector bank". It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to provide credit and other facilities for the development of the fledgling Indian...
6. ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank Ltd. is India's second largest financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery channels and through its specialised subsidiaries in the areas of...
7. Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India is one of India's largest state-owned banks , is listed on the Forbes 2000. It has assets of USD 13.45 billion and all the bank's branches have been networked with its 1135 ATMs. Its online Telebanking facility are available to all its Core Banking Customers - individual as...
8. Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India , a government-owned bank, is one of the oldest and largest commercial banks in India. It is based in Mumbai...
9. Osmanabad Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd
10. Udgir Urban Co-Operative Bank
11. Siddheshwar Sahakari Bank 12.sahyog urban co operative bank ltd 13. yeshvant urban co-op Bank Ltd
12.Baichand Hirachanr Bank .
Famous personalities
Syed Mohammed (R.D.D.O.) was founder of Aarey Milk Scheme(Govt.), which was the second largest Milk Powder plant in Maharashtra in 1970's. This plant also has highest collection of milk which was supplied to other state's.Mahesh Bawage One of the well known Consultant in North India for Chemical & API bulk Drug industries. He was born in Udgir and graduate in Chemical Technology from UDCT.
Jackie Shroff , aka Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff the famous bollywood actor was born in udgir and spent most of his childhood in Udgir. This is a very lesser known fact, but is quoted on ZoomTVs website under biography section.
External links
- http://www.mahapwd.com/gismaps/latur/udgirtaluka.htm
- http://latur.nic.in/html/places.htm
- http://udgirbloodbank.org/drupal/ Udgir Blood Bank
- http://udgir.com
- http://www.udgircity.com/