Umberghar
| Umberghar امبرغهر | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Umberghar Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°57′52″N 73°23′50″E / 17.96444°N 73.39722°ECoordinates: 17°57′52″N 73°23′50″E / 17.96444°N 73.39722°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Ratnagiri |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kokani |
| • Other | Marathi,Urdu,etc |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 415711 |
| Telephone code | 02358 |
| Nearest town | Dapoli |
Umberghar امبرغهر is a small village located at coast of Vashisthi River(Dabhol Khadi) in Ratnagiri district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is 256 km away from the state capital of Mumbai.
Geography
Umberghar is located about 31.5 km from Dapoli. It has an consistent elevation from Coastal region to Hilly region. As part of the Western Ghats, the forests are evergreen, consisting mainly of tropical forest. Alphonso mangoes, cashew Nuts, Jack fruit & coconuts are grown commercially in this area.
Main Spoken language is Kokani. Most of the people belong to single large family with common last name called Dabir.
Education
The Village has a very old school named Zilla Parishad Full Primary Urdu School Umberghar. Mostly Students travel to Dapoli or Mumbai for Higher Education.
Transportation
Umberghar is connected to Dapoli, the closest town, by MSRTC buses, private taxis and autorickshaws. It is also connected to State capital Mumbai by direct MSRTC buses.
Umberghar is situated around 31.5 km from Dapoli. State Transport buses run at an interval of thrice a day. Buses start from Dapoli ST depot & Mumbai Central Bus depot and drop passengers at Umberghar Bus Stand. In addition, private transport jeeps and rickshaws run between Dapoli and Umberghar.
Places of interest
Villagers visit the places around the village in their free time or mostly when others (Who belongs to village but only come during may season) visit the village in the month of May visits Old Jetty(Pakhti), New Jetty(Pontoon or Pantoon), Bus Stand & Tali Cricket Ground.
Umberghar Jama Masjid is very beautiful Masjid located in the center of village, where five times prayers are performed by villagers and it is the place for general gathering.