Umaria
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Umaria (उमरिया) is the name of a city and district in Madhya Pradesh.
Location
Umaria district is located to the North East of Madhya Pradesh. Mathematically the coordinates of the District extend from 23o38′ to 24o20′ North and 80o28′ to 82o12′ East. It has geographical area of 4548 sq.km. The greatest length of the district is about 150 km. from north to south and the greatest width is about 60km from east to west.[1]
Metalled roads connect the town with Katni, Rewa Shahdol etc., on which regular buses ply. Umaria is also a railway station on the Katni-Bilaspur section of the South-Eastern Railway.[2]
Tahsils in Umaria District
1 Manpur 2 Bandhogarh 3 Pali 4 Chandia 5 Nowrozabad
Source https://www.census2011.co.in/data/district/298-umaria-madhya-pradesh.html
History
Umaria was formerly the headquarters of the South Rewa District and thereafter the headquarters town of the Bandhavgarh tehsil. It is situated at a distance of about 69 Km. from Shahdol, the parent district.[3]
Economy
The district has extensive forests. About 42% of the total area is covered by forests only. The District is rich in minerals. The most important mineral found in the district is coal and as a result 8 mines are being operated by South Eastern Coalfield Limited in the district.[4]
The famous Bandhavgarh National Park (Tala) and Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station Mangthar (Pali) are located in the district.
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Atariya (Jat clan) → Atariya village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Baghwar (Jat clan) → Baghwar village in Nowrozabad tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Chandwar (चंदवार) (Jat clan) → Chandwar (चंदवार) village in Manpur tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Chandwar (Jat clan) → Chandwar village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Dhanwar (Jat clan) → Dhanwar village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Jhima (Jat clan) → Jhima village in Nowrozabad tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Katariya (Jat clan) → Katariya village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Khaira (Jat clan) → Khaira village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Mali (Jat clan) → Mali village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Munda (Jat clan) → Munda village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Narwar (Jat clan) → Narwar village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Pauniya (Jat clan) → Pauniya village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Sakarwar (Jat clan) → Sakarwar village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.
Notable persons
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