Ulhasnagar

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Ulhasnagar
Birla Mandir in Shahad, Ulhasnagar
Ulhasnagar is located in Maharashtra
Ulhasnagar
Ulhasnagar
Coordinates: 19°13′N 73°09′E / 19.22°N 73.15°E / 19.22; 73.15Coordinates: 19°13′N 73°09′E / 19.22°N 73.15°E / 19.22; 73.15
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictThane
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyUlhasnagar Municipal Corporation
Area
 • Total28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total506,098
 • Density18,000/km2 (47,000/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
421 001
421 002
421 003
421 004
421 005
Telephone codeSTD code 0251
Vehicle registrationMH-05
Lok Sabha constituencyKalyan
Websitewww.umc.gov.in

Ulhasnagar is a city in Thane district, Maharashtra, India. This city is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region managed by MMRDA. It had an estimated population of 506,098 at the 2011 Census.[1] Ulhasnagar is a municipal city and the headquarters of the Tahsil bearing the same name. It has a suburban station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.

History[edit]

A suburban railway station was built in 1955. In January 1960, Ulhasnagar Municipality was formed, with Arjun K. Ballani as first chief, and a municipal council was nominated. In 1965, elections were first held in this council. In the late 1970s, Ulhasnagar was a town settled mainly by Sindhi Hindu refugees.[2] Now this 28 square kilometre area has 389,000 people of Sindhi descent, the largest enclave of Sindhis in India. The town lies outside Mumbai city but within the Mumbai Conurbation. In 2010, the estimated population of Sindhi Hindus in Ulhasnagar was 400,000.[3]

There are a number of criminal gangs in town working under the patronage of political parties.[4] Also for many illegal building projects in 1990s, politicians started to charge money to look the other way.[5]

Economy[edit]

The town covers an area of 13 square kilometers and is divided into 285 blocks. It is a centre for the production of rayon silk, dyes, ready-made garments, electrical / electronic appliances & confectionaries. The total length of existing Roads & Streets in the town measures 352 kilometers. The town is served by underground & open-surface drainage, night soil being disposed of by septic tank latrines. The town gets a protected water supply through MIDC. Sanctioned Water Quota at various tapping points is 112 MLD. Fire-fighting service is also available in the town. 60 private hospitals with a total bed-strength of 840 beds 3 Government hospitals with total bed-strength of 356 beds, 255 dispensaries / clinics, 100 RMP and a family planning centre cater to the curative and preventive health needs of the town population.

Ulhasnagar has number of small businesses manufacturing denims. Some of the manufacturers export jeans worldwide from Ulhasnagar.[6] The city is also known for its furniture market, cloth market and electronic market.[7]

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Ulhasnagar
Religion Percent
Hindus
82.48%
Buddhists
7.75%
Jains
0.09%
Christians
1.21%
Others†
2.13%
Muslims
6.33%
Distribution of religions
Includes some errors in making this table Sikhs (1.73%)

According to the 2011 Census of India,[8] Ulhasnagar had a population of 506,098. Ulhasnagar is the 22nd biggest city in Maharashtra and 88th in the country. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. There are about four lakh Sindhi-speaking Hindus in Ulhasnagar.[9] Sindhi migrated to Ulhasnagar after partition of India.[10]

Education[edit]

Educational facilities are provided by 129 primary schools, 56 secondary schools, 9 higher secondary schools, 3 colleges and 2 technical colleges.

Smt. Chandibai Himmatmal Mansukhani College (C. H. M. College), established in 1965,[11] has five college buildings:

  • Principal K M Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnique[12]
  • Institute of Technology[13]
  • Dr L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy[14]
  • H and G H Mansukhani Institute of Management[15]
  • Nari Gursahani Law College[16]

Ulhasnagar Girls College, started in 1961, later converted to R K Talreja College.[17]

Nari Gursahani Law College, an undergraduate law college affiliated to the University of Mumbai, is located in Ulhasnagar.[18]

References[edit]

  1. Mumbai Councils
  2. Girish Kuber (9 January 2007). "Pappu's Ulhasnagar gambit may backfire". Economic Times. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  3. Sindhi conversions in Ulhasnagar raise a storm
  4. Ghosh, S.K. (1991). The Indian mafia. New Delhi: Ashish Pub. House. p. 56. ISBN 9788170243786. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. Yogesh Pawar (3 March 1999). "Three Ps rule Ulhas: Pelf, Politicians & Pappu.and his most trusted man shamsher ansari Ulhasnagar is mainly distributed in 5 areas namely ulhasnagar 1,2,3,4 and 5". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  6. Dionne Bunsha (17 December 2004). "The States:Ulhasnagar in a new role". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "About Ulhasnagar, Introduction of Ulhasnagar, Ulhasnagar Profile". www.ulhasnagaronline.in. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. "Ulhasnagar City Population Census 2011-2021 | Maharashtra".
  9. "Sindhi conversions in Ulhasnagar raise a storm".
  10. "'Targeted in Pakistan,' Sindhis who fled to Ulhasnagar see path to legal status". The Times of India.
  11. [1] Smt. Chandibai Himmatmal Mansukhani College
  12. [2] Principal K M Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnique
  13. [3] Institute of Technology
  14. [4] Dr L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy
  15. [5] H and G H Mansukhani Institute of Management
  16. [6] Nari Gursahani Law College
  17. [7] R K Talreja College
  18. "About NGLC". Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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