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 27 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 1 May 1960.

Earthquake

Yenegur[10] had intraplate earthquake on 30 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
  1. District Census Handbook Osmanabad
  2. "Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Osmanabad District" (PDF). National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2013.
  3. Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (M.R.S.A.C.)- Villages in Omerga Taluka
  4. Osmanabad District Map
  5. Survey Of India- Osmanabad District Map
  6. 2001 Census Village code for Yenegur= 03657700, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Maharashtra" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 708. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011.
  7. Latitude and Longitude of Yenegur
  8. Important livestock markets in the State- Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Maharashtra (India)
  9. District wise Locatin of PHCs
  10. Earthquakes in India from 1636 to 2009
  11. New Numbering of National Highways notification - Government of India
  12. Details of National Highways (NHs) as on 31.03.2019
  13. New national highways notifications dated Jan, 2017
  14. National highways substitution notification
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