Murum, Osmanabad

Murum is a town with a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Murum Moram
town
Murum Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°47′16″N 76°28′12″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	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Geography

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

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Murum had a population of 18,472.[1] Marathi is the native and most widely spoken language of the town. Urdu and Kannada are also spoken by some.[2][3]

Education

Murum has 7 primary, 4 Secondary and 2 higher secondary schools. Two of them are public schools (known locally as ZP schools). Currently there is only one college in Murum which is Shri Madhavrao Patil College (Official Site : http://smpcollege.org.in/). Because of this, Murum is known as educational hub in Omerga Taluka.

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%).

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.