- Udgir is a Taluka located in the Latur district of Maharashtra. It is one of the 10 Talukas of Latur District. There are 98 villages and 2 towns in UdgirTaluka.
- As per the population census of 2011, Udgir Taluka has 56,806 households, and a population of 311,066 of which 161,568 are males and 149,498 are females. The population of children between the ages of 0-6 is 41,456 which is 13.33% of total population.
- The sex-ratio of UdgirTaluka is around 925 compared to 929 which is around the average of Maharashtra. The literacy rate of UdgirTaluka is 68.71% out of which 74.37% males and 62.6% females are literate. The total area of Udgir is 736.26 km2 with a population density of 422 per km2.
- Out of its total population, 64.06% of the population lives in an urban area and 35.94% lives in a rural area. Marathi is the official language. Kannada & Urdu are spoken by significant population.
- The main source of income in UdgirTaluka comes from agriculture, shops and small scale industries. The town is popular for its inventory in food grains which is the result of high grain crop production in nearby villages
Udgir is famous for the historic war between the Marathas and the Nizam, led by SadashivraoBhau, who defeated Nizam in 1759 when the treaty of Udgir was signed. Marathas won a convincing victory in the Battle of Udgir under the leadership of SadashivraoBhau. Later it prompted Peshwe (Peshwas) of Pune to elevate and designate him as Chief Commander of the Maratha army for the Third Battle of Panipat fought in 1761. Nevertheless, it was part of Nizam until 1948 and the State of Hyderabad between 1948 and 1956 before being annexed to Bombay State.
Before formation of Latur as district, UDGIR was part of osmanabad. afterLATUR district carved out of osmanabad it came under latur district. The ShriHawagi Swami temple, one of the oldest temples of Hawagi Swami Maharaj, and HazrathKhajaSadharudeenBashaDarghaSherif, which is about 400 years old, are also located in the town.
Udgir is well-connected by roads with all major villages and cities in Maharashtra and nearby states. Maharashtra’s bus services, commonly known as ST or Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, operate day and night buses in and out of the town, providing easy, overnight and safe connectivity. Interstate government transport buses are also available from and to Bidar and Hyderabad. A New Highway Is Being Built Which Connects Nanded To Bidar, Passes Through Udgir, Jalkot, Khandar.
Private buses also run daily from and to major places like Mumbai and Pune.
The main occupation of the people of Udgir is agriculture. Udgir has farmers that make up the rural setting in most of the surrounding areas. The soil as a part of the Deccan plateau is black basalt soil, rich in hummus. The main crops cultivated here are whole grains, including jawar, bajra, and wheat. Crops like sorghum, mung, tur, urad gram, soybean, sugar cane, onions, and other green leafy vegetables are also cultivated.
A dairy was established in the early 1980s. It emerged as a major employment resource for rural Udgirkars. Due to gradually-lowered production, the dairy is at a standstill. It came under the state government-run project called Aarey which was institutionalized during the Operation Flood days.
Agriculture-based businesses like pulses (dal) industry, warehouses, cold storage, sugar factories also run here. Udgir has around 80 dal (mils) processing units.
