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Tehsil Tumsar, District Bhandara, Maharashtra,
Tumsar is a city and municipal council in Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city's name comes from a fish, "tum", that was discovered in the area.
Tumsar is approximately 6 km from the Wainganga River, 30 km from Bhandara, 95 km From Nagpur, 65 km from Gondia and 300 km from Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh). It is 700 km from Bhopal, 920 km from Delhi, 1000 km from Kolkata and 980 km from Mumbai and Indore.
The town has several lakes. Tumsar once had a severe drinking water crisis, but later drinking water from the Vainganga was directed to the town. In summer water is supplied to the city through the borehole in Durga Colony, Tumsar.
Tumsar is also known as Rice Nagri, and was previously known as Kuber Nagari.
Many young people from Tumsar, under the guidance of the late freedom fighter Shri Govindrao Ganpat Nawkarkar, joined the freedom movement under Mahatma Gandhi in 1946. Some prominent freedom fighters from Tumsar include Shri Ram Lanjewar, Shri Bhiwaji Lanjewar, Shri Hemraj Sakharwade Shri Gaidhane and Shri Mehar.
Tumsar celebrates several main festivals. These are Kanuba, Kanhaiya Pujan, Durga Pujan, Ganpati Utsav, Pola (Marbat), Dasara, Diwali, and Budhha Jayanti. Tumsar also began celebrating ShobhaYatra in 2005. In the era immediately after Independence, the Gandhi Jayanthi Saptah was also celebrated and Bangali Kali Puja by Bangali Samiti Tumsar.
During the Kanuba and Rakshabandhan festival, which takes place during the holy Shrawana month, bhujli is exchanged as a mark of respect and love.
Tumsar was once a large market for scented rice, but the market has declined in recent years. There are about 21 rice mills in Tumsar. Tumsar is also home to one of the biggest grain mandi, APMC.
Before the nationalisation of the manganese ore mines located near the town, the town had many wealthy residents who owned giant bungalows and residential complexes.
There are few employment opportunities available in Tumsar, as the town is far from the capital of Maharashtra. The area is known for the manufacturing of beedis, from which poor residents make their living. Other than beedi, several companies have factories and offices in Tumsar. The FACOR Group of Andhra Pradesh has an office with about 40-50 staff, and Uni Deritend Castings Ltd., at Maneck Nagar is another prominent employer. There are also rice mills and sugar factories that employ some local residents,and main industry is Alloy manufacturing plant called Uni ferro Alloy is main source of income for local people,apart from these small scale industries like milk products and filtering alloy stuffs added few points to economy of Tumsar.
Tumsar Town railway station is located on Tirodi Line, which transports manganese ore from MOIL's Chikla, Dongri and Tirodi mines. The main railway station, Tumsar Road (Dewhadi), is 5 km away from the town on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. Two trains connect Trivandrum with Tumsar, running 3–4 days a week with AC coaches. Several Express and Mail trains also stop at Tumsar. Tumsar also owns MSRTC Bus Depot.
Tumsar is connected by roads to all nearby villages and major cities such as Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur and Amravati.
"Gaymookh" is a place of worship for devotees of Lord Shiva worship, also known as Chhota Mahadeo in the eastern Vidarbha region and part of Madhya Pradesh. There is also a big Holi Jatra during Mahashivratri festival. Gaymookh is 18 km from Tumsar.
"Chandpur" is place as a gift of nature surrounded by hills of Satpura Range and Jungle. Chandpur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandpur river near Tumsar in State of Maharashtra in India.The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,051 m (3,448 ft). The volume content is 80.36 km3 (19.28 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 29,025.00 km3 (6,963.47 cu mi).Chandpur is famous for Awakened Lord Hanuman Temple situated on the hill. The Hanuman Statue is 8 feet in height which is self originated. People come here to get peace of mind.Chandpur is 21 km from Tumsar & 120 km from Nagpur.
"Madgi" is another a place of worship for devotees of Narasimha a Lord Vishnu's avatar, the temple situated on the big rock in the middle of Wainganga river.Madgi is just 8 km from Tumsar & 105 km from Nagpur.
In Mohadi, which is a nearby place, there is a famous temple of Goddess Durga. Navratri is celebrated with zeal here.
One very old temple called Nagjhira Temple of Lord Shiva is situated 5 km from Tumsar.
There are several NGOs and social organisations in Tumsar, such as Agrasen Navyuvak Mandal, the JCI-Tumsar (Junior Chamber International, an organization that conducts professional development trainings), the Lions Club and CREAT.
Yugandhar Yuva Sanskrutik Aani Krida Mandal as Yugandhar Group in Sihora village (13 Km from Tumsar) also participates in social engagement.
Tumsar is a city and municipal council in Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city's name comes from a fish, "tum", that was discovered in the area.
Tumsar is approximately 6 km from the Wainganga River, 30 km from Bhandara, 95 km From Nagpur, 65 km from Gondia and 300 km from Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh). It is 700 km from Bhopal, 920 km from Delhi, 1000 km from Kolkata and 980 km from Mumbai and Indore.
The town has several lakes. Tumsar once had a severe drinking water crisis, but later drinking water from the Vainganga was directed to the town. In summer water is supplied to the city through the borehole in Durga Colony, Tumsar.
Tumsar is also known as Rice Nagri, and was previously known as Kuber Nagari.
Many young people from Tumsar, under the guidance of the late freedom fighter Shri Govindrao Ganpat Nawkarkar, joined the freedom movement under Mahatma Gandhi in 1946. Some prominent freedom fighters from Tumsar include Shri Ram Lanjewar, Shri Bhiwaji Lanjewar, Shri Hemraj Sakharwade Shri Gaidhane and Shri Mehar.
Tumsar celebrates several main festivals. These are Kanuba, Kanhaiya Pujan, Durga Pujan, Ganpati Utsav, Pola (Marbat), Dasara, Diwali, and Budhha Jayanti. Tumsar also began celebrating ShobhaYatra in 2005. In the era immediately after Independence, the Gandhi Jayanthi Saptah was also celebrated and Bangali Kali Puja by Bangali Samiti Tumsar.
During the Kanuba and Rakshabandhan festival, which takes place during the holy Shrawana month, bhujli is exchanged as a mark of respect and love.
Tumsar was once a large market for scented rice, but the market has declined in recent years. There are about 21 rice mills in Tumsar. Tumsar is also home to one of the biggest grain mandi, APMC.
Before the nationalisation of the manganese ore mines located near the town, the town had many wealthy residents who owned giant bungalows and residential complexes.
There are few employment opportunities available in Tumsar, as the town is far from the capital of Maharashtra. The area is known for the manufacturing of beedis, from which poor residents make their living. Other than beedi, several companies have factories and offices in Tumsar. The FACOR Group of Andhra Pradesh has an office with about 40-50 staff, and Uni Deritend Castings Ltd., at Maneck Nagar is another prominent employer. There are also rice mills and sugar factories that employ some local residents,and main industry is Alloy manufacturing plant called Uni ferro Alloy is main source of income for local people,apart from these small scale industries like milk products and filtering alloy stuffs added few points to economy of Tumsar.
Tumsar Town railway station is located on Tirodi Line, which transports manganese ore from MOIL's Chikla, Dongri and Tirodi mines. The main railway station, Tumsar Road (Dewhadi), is 5 km away from the town on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. Two trains connect Trivandrum with Tumsar, running 3–4 days a week with AC coaches. Several Express and Mail trains also stop at Tumsar. Tumsar also owns MSRTC Bus Depot.
Tumsar is connected by roads to all nearby villages and major cities such as Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur and Amravati.
"Gaymookh" is a place of worship for devotees of Lord Shiva worship, also known as Chhota Mahadeo in the eastern Vidarbha region and part of Madhya Pradesh. There is also a big Holi Jatra during Mahashivratri festival. Gaymookh is 18 km from Tumsar.
"Chandpur" is place as a gift of nature surrounded by hills of Satpura Range and Jungle. Chandpur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandpur river near Tumsar in State of Maharashtra in India.The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,051 m (3,448 ft). The volume content is 80.36 km3 (19.28 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 29,025.00 km3 (6,963.47 cu mi).Chandpur is famous for Awakened Lord Hanuman Temple situated on the hill. The Hanuman Statue is 8 feet in height which is self originated. People come here to get peace of mind.Chandpur is 21 km from Tumsar & 120 km from Nagpur.
"Madgi" is another a place of worship for devotees of Narasimha a Lord Vishnu's avatar, the temple situated on the big rock in the middle of Wainganga river.Madgi is just 8 km from Tumsar & 105 km from Nagpur.
In Mohadi, which is a nearby place, there is a famous temple of Goddess Durga. Navratri is celebrated with zeal here.
One very old temple called Nagjhira Temple of Lord Shiva is situated 5 km from Tumsar.
There are several NGOs and social organisations in Tumsar, such as Agrasen Navyuvak Mandal, the JCI-Tumsar (Junior Chamber International, an organization that conducts professional development trainings), the Lions Club and CREAT.
Yugandhar Yuva Sanskrutik Aani Krida Mandal as Yugandhar Group in Sihora village (13 Km from Tumsar) also participates in social engagement.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumsar
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 21°22'54"N 79°44'44"E
- Nagpur 85 km
- Ramagundam 288 km
- Karimnagar 327 km
- Warangal 369 km
- Visakhapatnam 511 km
- Rajahmundry 516 km
- Amravati 540 km
- Guntur 559 km
- Bhubaneswar 633 km
- Chennai 907 km
- KHAPATOLI BAZAAR 0.2 km
- Hanuman Tal 0.6 km
- TALAW 0.6 km
- KRUSHI BAJAR SAMITI 1.9 km
- Mohagaon 2.8 km
- NAWARGOAN 2.8 km
- Khairlanji Tumsar 5.4 km
- sitepar(tumsar) 6.3 km
- SAKHALI post ;- mitewani tah; ;- tumsar 6.8 km
- HARDOLI (Shihora) 8.8 km
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