Omerga

Omerga is a talukas in the Osmanabad district. Its name itself indicates as Uma Marg, after the goddess Tulja Bhavani, who is also called Uma. Hence, at many places Omerga is also written as Umarga. Omerga is represented in Hyderabad mukti sangram.

Overview

Omerga (Umarga) city is a Taluka place in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra. Omerga is located at distance of 95km from Osmanabad, around 30km from Karnataka-Maharashtra State boundary and comes in Marathwada Region of India. Marathi (मराठी Marāṭhī) is most commonly used language in Omerga, with around 10% of the Kannada language.

Omerga has a brief part in history in the 1948 Marathwada Muktisangram (Liberation/freedom fight). Though India got independence on August 15, 1947, Marathwada, Telangana, and some parts of Karnataka were in the state of Hyderabad.

The region joined Maharashtra after the Nizam surrendered to the Indian Army in 1948. It is said that the Liberation was a bloody part in Indian history. The liberation was led by many well known people like Swami Ramanad Tirth. Devisingh Chavan, Tatyarao More, Digambarroa Potdar, Mugalikar, Rajeshwarkar, Anna Rao Patil, Madhavanand Shastri (Guruji) are a few of the people who participated in the freedom movement and jailed several times. There are many freedom fighters took part in Marathwada Liberation from Omerga, Madaj, Mulaj, Naichakur and some other villages.

Education

Omerga is a home to many educational institutes including Shri Chhatrapatil Shivaji College, Omerga, Shramjeevi Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Adarsh Vidyalaya, Bharat Vidyalaya. These are one of the most reputed institutes in Omerga.

Bharat Vidyalay is founded in pre-independence era and spread the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in those days of NIZAM Rule. As of 2001 [update] India census[2], Omerga had a population of 30,183. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Omerga has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 58%.

Omerga is also known for its copied examinations. Many students takes admission here for the purpose for getting a degree externally without regularly coming to college or sometimes even not attending the exams. System is not very strong that copying could be stop. Corruption has crunched the system from its bottom.

Religious places

Shiva Temple: Omerga has a 1000 year old ancient Hemadpanthi Temple of Lord Shiva. This indicates its roots linked to the Shilahar, Rastrkuta, Chalukya Dynasty.

Shri Premnath Maharaj Temple: This temple is located in Madaj (Mathmal) village of Omerga Taluka. On distance of 16 km, Saint Premnath Maharaj, took his Samadhi. Every year an annual Yatra (religious fair) is held in the month of November. People come here in large number to take darshan during the yatra.

Birudev Temple is also ancient place to visit. Birudev is worshiped as the god of the Dhangar community. Omerga is surrounded by holy places such as Amrutkund - there are also temples for Shiv and Ganesha in Shivaji Chowk, among others. Chalukya Bhaskarrao is one of the prominent political leaders after independence. He was elected as M.L.A for three consecutive terms. Currently, Shri Dnyanraj Dhondiram Chougule is the M.L.A.

Shri Ramligeshwar is the famous temple and religious place in Omerga Taluka and is situated in a village named Yeli.

The Killari earthquake of 1993 affected most parts of the Omerga taluka was suffered. Approximately 2,500-3,000 lives were lost.

Chinchole, More, Malge, Mane family are the main business house in the town. Rajshekhar Chinchole was the founder of Vyapari Mahasangh. The present president of Omerga Vyapari Mahasangh is Sidramapaa Chinchole since ca. 2003. Ajit Jatte, Suresh Chinchole, Datta Angire, Sachin, Umesh and Vijay chinchole are the eminent social workers in the taluka during 1993 Earthquake.

Other prominent leader in Omerga has been Prof. Ravindra V. Gaikwad, who holds an undisputed popularity in the taluka bacause of his work in the up bringing of the people. He has done major work in creating lakes in the taluka in his tenure. He was elected as the M.l.a of the place two times. It is because of his popularity that Dnyanraj Chaugule got elected in 2009 convincingly. Other prominent event that takes place in the Taluka is Shivnery Trophy every year, which is a treat for all the cricket lovers in the area. Omerga is situated on National Highway No. 9 (Pune to Hyderabad). The main income source for the people here is agricultural. There is one sugar factory namely vitthalSai Co-op Sugar Factory and another two factories under construction. Omerga has a MIDC of 2500 hectares.

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