Udgir

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Udgir
Udgir (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Maharashtra
District : Literature
Location : 18 ° 24 '  N , 77 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 18 ° 24 '  N , 77 ° 7'  E
Height : 632 m
Residents : 103,550 (2011)
Away from Udgir
Away from Udgir

Udgir is a city in the state of Maharashtra in western India . It is part of the Latur district . Udgir is divided into 33 wards (constituencies) and is administered as the Municipal Council. The city is located near the border with Karnataka . It is 545 kilometers to Mumbai from Udgir .

history

In 1759 a battle between the Maratha and the Nazim of Hyderabad took place near Ugdir . The Udgir fort still testifies to this time.

Demographics

The population of the city is 103,550 according to the 2011 census. Ugdir has a gender ratio of 917 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 84.3% in 2011. Almost 62.2% of the population are Hindus , approx. 33.4% are Muslims , approx. 3.5% are Buddhists , approx. 0.4% are Jainas , approx 0.2% are Christians and about 0.3% belong to other or no religions. 13.2% of the population are children under six years of age.

Infrastructure

The city is connected to the rest of the country by a train station. Udgir is part of the South Central Railways Zone of Indian Railways .

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Udgir City Population Census 2011-2019 | Maharashtra. Retrieved September 16, 2019 .