Murum, Osmanabad

Murum Moram
town
Murum Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°47′16″N 76°28′12″E / 17.78778°N 76.47000°ECoordinates: 17°47′16″N 76°28′12″E / 17.78778°N 76.47000°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tahsil	Umarga
Elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	18,472
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Murum is a town with a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is 9 km away from National Highway 9, and

Geography

It has an average elevation of 548 metres (1797 feet).

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Murum had a population of 18,472.^[1] Kannada, the native language of the town is spoken along with the official language Marathi.^[2][3]

Religions in Murum
Religion			Percent
Hindus			66%
Muslims			19%
Buddhists			10.6%
Christians			0.4%
Jains			3.7%
Others†			0.3%
Distribution of religions †Includes Sikhs (0.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).

Education

The town has two colleges, Shree Madhavrao Patil College and a junior college.

There are two zilla parishad and four other schools: partibha niketan vidhyalya, nutan school, shantiniketan school.

Economy

Town has a sugar factory named Vitthal Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana which provides employment to people. Town has a main market place, the villagers from neighbouring places comes to Murum for shopping and hospitals. The main occupation of people is farming and business related to them. Much of the land is non-irrigated. Also it is an important political and financial centre for the district. There is a good market for agricultural products.

References

1. "NPR Report: Maharashtra: Osmanabad: Umarga". National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011.
2. The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency"(1894) J.F.Fleet, Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency (Vol-1, Part-II, Book-III) ISBN 81-206-0277-3
3. "Kanarese". DSAL The Record News.