Umaria Tourism, Madhya Pradesh India
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Umaria Fast Facts
- State: Madhya Pradesh
- District: Umaria
- Famous for/as: Coal Mines
- Population: 643,579 (2011)
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim, Jain
- Area: 4,548 km2
- Altitude: 538 m
- Language: Hindi, Bharia, Dravidian
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Rikshaw
- Pincode: 484555
- STDCode: 07653
Umaria, India Overview
Umaria is an important north eastern district of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Umaria is the district headquarters. The district is part of Shahdol Division. The total geographical area of the district sums up to 4548 square kilometers and has a population of 643,579. Umaria is enriched with its vast resources of forests and minerals. The coal mines are a steady source of revenue for the district.
The most important mineral found in the district is coal and as a result 8 mines are being operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited in the district. The famous Bandhavgarh National Park (Tala) and Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station at Mangthar (Pali) are located in the district.
The Bandhavgarh National Park and Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station Mangthar are two places of worth visiting in Umaria district. In fact, Umaria, a small village, is the getaway city to the popular Bandhavgarh National Park.
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Umaria, India History
Umaria was a part of Shahdol district. This was separated in 1998. Umariya is ruled by Lodhi Rajputs (Malgujars). This Lodhi Rajput Family has built the famous and important temple of Lakshmi Narayan on southern bank of Narbada Barman ghat. They also built on the steps of the northern bank of Barman ghat Kareli a great gateway called the Hathi Darwaza, as their elephants can pass through it. Later the Baghel Rajputs of Rewa won it from Lodhis, it became the Southern Capital of Rewa Riyasat after some years. Umaria was always a favourite town for many a princes and kings because the dense forests and tigers. The forests of Bandhavgarh was game reserve of Maharaja of Rewa.