Ulhasnagar

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City in Maharashtra, India

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Mumbai Metropolitan City
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postal_code_typePIN
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421 002
421 003
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blank1_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
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Ulhasnagar is a city located 26 km from Thane City in Thane district, Maharashtra, India. This city is a part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region managed by the MMRDA. It had an estimated population of 506,098 at the 2011 Census. 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

A suburban railway station was built in 1955. In January 1960, Ulhasnagar Municipality was formed, with Arjun K. Ballani as the 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 from Sindh Pakistan. 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.

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

Demographics

| source = Government of India |1951 | 80861 |1961 | 107760 |1971 | 168462 |1981 | 273668 |1991 | 369077 |2001 | 473731 |2011 | 506098 |align = center

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According to the 2011 Census of India, Ulhasnagar had a population of 506,098. Ulhasnagar is the 22nd biggest city in Maharashtra and the 88th in the country. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. There are about four lakh Sindhi-speaking Hindus in Ulhasnagar. Sindhis migrated to Ulhasnagar after the partition of India. Each year, the Sindhi community in Ulhasnagar observes Cheti Chand with fasting and prayers dedicated to Lord Jhulelal at temples throughout the city.

|thumb = right |caption = Languages in Ulhasnagar (2011) |label1 = Marathi |value1 = 32.28 |color1 = red |label2 = Sindhi |value2 = 32.01 |color2 = limegreen |label3 = Hindi |value3 = 20.57 |color3 = orange |label4 = Bhojpuri |value4 = 2.96 |color4 = gold |label5 = Urdu |value5 = 1.71 |color5 = green |label6 = Gujarati |value6 = 1.54 |color6 = skyblue |label7 = Punjabi |value7 = 1.54 |color7 = pink |label8 = Bengali |value8 = 1.23 |color8 = orchid |other = y |other-label = Others |other-color = grey

Economy

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 and confectioneries. The total length of roads and streets in the town is 352 kilometres. The town is served by underground and open-surface drainage, night soil being disposed of by septic tank latrines. The town has a protected water supply through MIDC. The Sanctioned Water Quota at various tapping points is 112 MLD. Fire-fighting services are also available in the town. There are sixty private hospitals with a total bed-strength of 840 beds, three government hospitals with a total bed-strength of 356 beds, 255 dispensaries/clinics, 100 RMPs and a family planning centre.

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Ulhasnagar has some small businesses manufacturing denims. Some of the manufacturers export jeans worldwide from Ulhasnagar. The city is also known for its furniture, cloth and electronics markets.

Clean air

Ulhasnagar has been ranked 13th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results'.

Education

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, has five college buildings:

  • Principal K M Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnique
  • Institute of Technology
  • Dr L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy
  • H and G H Mansukhani Institute of Management
  • Nari Gursahani Law College
  • Ulhasnagar Girls College, started in 1961, later converted to R K Talreja College.

References

References

  1. "The Maharashtra Official Languages Act, 1964; Amendment Act, 2015".
  2. "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)". Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India.
  3. [http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/basic_councils.htm Mumbai Councils]
  4. Girish Kuber. (9 January 2007). "Pappu's Ulhasnagar gambit may backfire". [[The Economic Times.
  5. [http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_sindhi-conversions-in-ulhasnagar-raise-a-storm_1351837 Sindhi conversions in Ulhasnagar raise a storm]
  6. (1991). "The Indian mafia". Ashish Pub. House.
  7. 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]].
  8. "Census Tables".
  9. "Ulhasnagar Population 2011".
  10. "Sindhi conversions in Ulhasnagar raise a storm".
  11. (11 December 2019). "'Targeted in Pakistan,' Sindhis who fled to Ulhasnagar see path to legal status".
  12. "Thane: Sindhi Community Observes 40-Day Chaliha Sahib Festival With Fasting And Prayers At Ulhasnagar's Jhulelal Mandir".
  13. [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]
  14. Dionne Bunsha. (17 December 2004). "The States:Ulhasnagar in a new role". [[The Hindu]].
  15. "About Ulhasnagar, Introduction of Ulhasnagar, Ulhasnagar Profile".
  16. (7 September 2024). "Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024".
  17. [http://www.chm.edu/history.html] {{Webarchive. link. (25 March 2012 Smt. Chandibai Himmatmal Mansukhani College)
  18. [http://pkmkpp.org/] Principal K M Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnique
  19. [http://www.itunr.edu.in/] {{Webarchive. link. (7 April 2018 Institute of Technology)
  20. [https://www.dlhhcop.org/] Dr L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy
  21. [http://www.hsnc-mgmt.org/] {{Webarchive. link. (7 December 2021 H and G H Mansukhani Institute of Management)
  22. [https://www.nglawhsnc.edu.in/] Nari Gursahani Law College
  23. [http://www.rktalrejacollege.edu.in.cp-ht-2.bigrockservers.com/from-principals-desk/] R K Talreja College

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