Yenegur


Yenegur (in Marathi: येणेगूर) is a major village located in Omerga[3] tehsil of Osmanabad district[4][5][6], which is part of the Marathwada region of the state of Maharashtra in India.

Yenegur
Village
Yenegur
Location in Maharashtra, India
Yenegur
Yenegur (India)
Coordinates: 17°51′12.0″N 76°26′22.2″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
RegionMarathwada
DistrictOsmanabad
Tehsil/TalukaOmerga
Government
  TypeState Government & Central Government
  BodyVillage Panchayat
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total6,747
Languages
  OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
413604
Telephone code(+91) 2475
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Vehicle registrationMH 25
Lok Sabha ConstituencyOsmanabad
Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyOmerga[2]
Websitehttps://osmanabad.gov.in/

The geographical coordinates i.e. latitude and longitude of Yenegur is 17°51'12.0"N and 76°26'22.2"E respectively[7].

The Benitura river is a tributary of the Bhima river rises on the slopes of Deobet hill and flows in a South westerly direction passing by villages Jevali, Yenegur and Murum.

There is a Math in the village known as Karibasaveshwar Math.

Yenegur is famous for a market centre for a trade of livestock.[8]. Every monday falls a weekly bazaar for foodgrain, cloth, vegetable and livestock[8].

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Yenegur had a population of 6,747.[1], out of which 3,409 are males and 3,338 are females. Total 4,656 literate people, out of which 2,552 are male and 2,104 are female[1].

Marathi is the native and most widely spoken language of the village. Urdu and Kannada are also spoken by some people.

Education

Village has one higher secondary school with junior college, one ZP (District Administrated) primary school. Also few private English nursery schools have been started.

Health Services

Village has one Primary Health Center (PHC)[9], and few private clinics have also been there in operation.

History

Yenegur was the part of the Hyderabad State as Osmanabad District was ruled by Nizam till 27th September 1948. Then Hyderabad State was merged with independent India and the Osmanabad District became a part of the Mumbai State. It became a part of Maharashtra State when the State was formed on 1st May 1960.

Earthquake

Yenegur[10] had intraplate earthquake on 30th September 1993, which is known as Killari Earthquake[10]. The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter magnitude scale. There were 52 villages demolished and approximately 10,000 people died from Omerga and Ausa tehsils from Osmanabad and Latur districts respectively[10]. Resettlement has been done for the villages.

Transportation

Yenegur is well connected by roads. All time Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation buses are available to reach the village.

Pune-Indapur-Solapur-Omerga-Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Machilipatnam(Andhra Pradesh) National Highway NH-65[11][12] passes through the Yenegur.

New National Highway NH-548B[12][13][14] Mantha-Selu-Pathari-Sonpeth-Parali-Ambajogai-Latur-Ausa-Omerga-Yenegur-Murum-Alur-Akkalkot-Nagansur-Vijayapura-Athani-Chikhodi-Sankeshwar-Gotur(Karnataka) passes nearby Yenegur.

Yenegur is not connected by railway. The nearest railway station is Solapur.

Nearby Cities

Omerga- 20 Km, Osmanabad- 74 Km, Tuljapur- 52 Km, Naldurg- 20 Km, Solapur- 65 Km, Akkalkot- 60 Km, Aurangabad- 312 Km, Pune- 315 Km, Hyderabad- 247 km.

References

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