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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Udgir
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_alt image_caption =
| image_captionpushpin_map = India = Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right▼
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_map_alt = ▼
▲| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India▼
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| coordinates = {{coord|18|23|46|N|77|07|03|E|display=inline,title}}▼
▲| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| subdivision_type = Country▼
▲| coordinates = {{coord|18|23|46|N|77|07|03|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
▲| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_namesubdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of = [[India|State]]
| subdivision_type1 subdivision_type2 = [[StatesList andof territoriesdistricts of India|StateDistrict]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]▼
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type5 = Native Language▼
▲| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]▼
▲| subdivision_type5 = Native Language
| subdivision_name2 = [[Latur district|LaturUdgir]]▼
▲| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name3 = <nowiki>[[Udgir Taluka]District]</nowiki>▼
▲| subdivision_name2 = [[Latur district|Latur]]
| established_title = Established▼
▲| subdivision_name3 = [[Udgir Taluka]]
| established_date =
▲| established_title = Established
| established_date founder =
| founder named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Council]]▼
| named_for =
| governing_body = Udgir Nagar Parishad
▲| government_type = [[Municipal Council]]
| governing_body leader_title = Udgir NagarMunicipal ParishadPresident
| leader_title leader_name = Municipal''currently Presidentvacant''
| leader_name unit_pref = Baswaraj BagbandeMetric
| unit_pref area_footnotes = Metric
| area_footnotes area_total_km2 = 25.800
| area_total_km2 area_rank = 5.800
| elevation_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes elevation_m = 632
| population_total = 2024Estimate = 103,550275000▼
| elevation_m = 632
| population_as_of = 2011▼
▲| population_total = 103,550
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web| url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011 | access-date=2024-02-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111180618/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | archive-date=2018-11-11}}</ref>
▲| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = 8007
| population_footnotes = <ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 population_rank = 417
| population_demonym = Udgirkar▼
| population_rank =
| demographics_type1 = Languages▼
▲| population_demonym = Udgirkar
| demographics1_title1 = Official
▲| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1timezone1 = [[Indian =Standard OfficialTime|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30▼
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]▼
▲| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code = 413517
▲| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code area_code = 41351702385
| area_code_type = Telephone code▼
| area_code = 02385
| registration_plate = MH-24 & New proposed registration will be MH-55
▲| area_code_type = Telephone code
| blank_name_sec1 = Distance from [[LaturMumbai]]
| blank_info_sec1 = {{convert|65527|km|mi}} NWsw ([[National highways of India|land]])
Distance from Nagpur-440km
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency▼
Distance from Chatrapati Sambhajinagar-316km([[National highways of India|land]])
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Latur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Latur]]▼
▲| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| website = {{URL|latur.nic.in}}
▲| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Latur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Latur]]
| footnotes ▼
| blank2_name_sec1 website = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency{{URL|latur.nic.in}}
▲| footnotes =
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Udgir (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Udgir]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India|url=http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Latur.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429055319/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Latur.pdf|archive-date=29 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>▼
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]▼
▲| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Udgir (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Udgir]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assembly Constituencies-Post delimitation: Maharashtra: Latur District|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India|url=http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Latur.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429055319/http://gisserver1.nic.in/ecimaps/ECIPDF/Mah_Maps/Latur.pdf|archive-date=29 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| unemployment_rate = ▼
▲| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| official_name = Udayagiri▼
▲| unemployment_rate =
▲| official_name = Udayagiri
}}
 
'''Udgir''', is second largest city and [[municipal council]] in [[Laturlatur district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is located in the [[Marathwada]] division of the state (one of the divisions of Maharashtra based on geographical conditions).<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8822A02A3774E0440003BA962ED3|Udgīr (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> The city is located very close to the borders of [[Karnataka]] and [[Telangana]] states. Udgir is home to the historical [[Udgir Fort]]. The town and nearby villages rely mainly on [[agriculture]], which serves as a major source of income for the population. Udgir city is proposed to be become district.
 
==Demographics==
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==History==
[[File:The surrender of the Fort at Udgir to Khan Dawran (October 1636).jpg|thumb|The [[Mughal Army]] of [[Shah Jahan]] capture Udgir.]]
 
Udgir is famous for the historic war between the [[Marathas]] and the Nizam, led by [[Sadashivrao Bhau]], who defeated Nizam in 1759 when the treaty of Udgir was signed. Marathas won a convincing victory in the [[Battles involving the Maratha Empire#Battle of Wai|Battle of Udgir]] under the leadership of Sadashivrao Bhau. 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 the Nizam's state until 1948 and the [[State of Hyderabad]] between 1948 and 1956 before being annexed to [[Bombay State]].
 
Before the formation of Latur district, Udgir was part of [[Osmanabad district|Osmanabad]] district.
 
There are some old and popular places of worship located in the town and nearby which includes Shri Udalik Baba Temple, Shri Bodhan Aai Temple, Shri Somnathpur Temple, Shri Hawagi Swami Temple and Hazrath Khaja Sadharudeen Basha Dargha Sherif, which is about 400 years old. The town gets its name from the Saint Udalik or Udalik Baba who took Samadhi in the city's fort.
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===Rail===
Udgir's railway station is connected by trains available from and to Hyderabad, AurangabadBidar, Latur, Purna, Nanded, Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Pune, Mumbai, BangaloreShirdi, LaturBangalore, NandedKazipet, OsmanabadGuntur, Kakinada, Machilipatnam and Tirupati. Udgir comes under the [[South Central Railways]] zone of the [[Indian Railways]]; it is part of the Secunderabad Division.
 
===Road===
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]].
Private buses also run daily from and to major places like [[Mumbai]] , [[Pune]] &[[Aurangabad]].
 
--} [[NH 50]] Passes Through Udgir City & Connecting To [[NH 65]] For [[Hyderabad]]
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===Air===
The nearest domestic airport is [[Shri Guru Gobind Sing Ji Airport, Nanded]], [[Maharashtra]] which is at 100 km And
The nearest international airport, which is at 225 km from Udgir, is [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]] State, India.
 
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==Government Milk Scheme==
Udgir has a skimmed milk powder plant established in 1978 and has capacity processing 1 [[lakh]] [[litre]]s of dairy milk per day. Its conversion capacity is 10 M.T. S.M.P. per day.{{Technical statementinline|date=January 2020}}
 
==Places of interest==
 
===Udgir Fort===
[[Udgir Fort]] is a fort built in pre-Bahamani age, which dates from the twelfth century CE. It is also famous for its historic battle in which Marathas, led by Sadashivrao Bhau, defeated the Nizam, and after which the treaty of Udgir was signed. The fort is bounded by a 40-foot-deep trench, as the fort is built at ground level. In the fort are several palaces, Durbar halls and the grave of Udaygiri Maharaj which is 60 feet below ground level. It is rumoured that the Udgir fort has a direct subway deep underground connecting with Bhalki and the Bidar forts.
{{wide image|Udgir Fort.jpg|800px|'''Udgir Fort'''|center}}
 
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