Ulhasnagar
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation |
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| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi[1][2] |
| • Others | Sindhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 421 001 421 002 421 003 421 004 421 005 |
| Telephone code | STD code 0251 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-05 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalyan |
| Website | www |
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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 the Mumbai Metropolitan Region managed by the MMRDA. It had an estimated population of 506,098 at the 2011 Census.[3] 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 held for the first time in this council. In the late 1970s, Ulhasnagar was a town settled mainly by Sindhi Hindu refugees from Sindh Pakistan.[4] 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.[5]
There are some criminal gangs in town working under the patronage of political parties.[6] Also, for many illegal building projects in the 1990s, politicians started to charge money to look the other way.[7]
Demographics
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According to the 2011 Census of India, Ulhasnagar had a population of 506,098. Ulhasnagar is the 22nd-largest city in Maharashtra and the 88th-largest city in the country. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. There are about four lakh Sindhi-speaking Hindus in Ulhasnagar.[9] Sindhis migrated to Ulhasnagar after the partition of India.[10] Each year, the Sindhi community in Ulhasnagar observes Cheti Chand with fasting and prayers dedicated to Lord Jhulelal at temples throughout the city.[11]
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Economy
The town covers an area of 13 square kilometres and is divided into 285 blocks. It is a centre for the production of rayon silk, dyes, ready-made garments, electrical/electronic appliances and confectionery. The total length of roads and streets in the town is 352 kilometres.[citation needed] The town is served by underground and open-surface drainage, with 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.[citation needed]
Ulhasnagar has some small businesses manufacturing denim. Some of the manufacturers export jeans worldwide from Ulhasnagar.[12] The city is also known for its furniture, cloth and electronics markets.[13]
Municipal finance
According to financial data published on the CityFinance Portal of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,[14] the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation reported total revenue receipts of ₹418 crore (US$50 million) and total expenditure of ₹423 crore (US$51 million) in 2022–23. Tax revenue accounted for about 6.2% of the total revenue, while the corporation received ₹295 crore in grants during the financial year.
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'.[15]
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,[16] has five college buildings:
- Principal K M Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnique[17]
- Institute of Technology[18]
- Dr L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy[19]
- H and G H Mansukhani Institute of Management[20]
- Nari Gursahani Law College[21]
- Ulhasnagar Girls College, started in 1961, was later converted to R K Talreja College.[22]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Maharashtra Official Languages Act, 1964; Amendment Act, 2015" (PDF). lawsofindia.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 34–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mumbai Councils". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2004.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Girish Kuber (9 January 2007). "Pappu's Ulhasnagar gambit may backfire". Economic Times. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
- ^ Sindhi conversions in Ulhasnagar raise a storm
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ghosh, S.K. (1991). The Indian mafia. New Delhi: Ashish Pub. House. p. 56. ISBN 9788170243786. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ulhasnagar Population 2011". Census 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sindhi conversions in Ulhasnagar raise a storm".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."' Targeted in Pakistan,' Sindhis who fled to Ulhasnagar see path to legal status". The Times of India. 11 December 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Thane: Sindhi Community Observes 40-Day Chaliha Sahib Festival With Fasting And Prayers At Ulhasnagar's Jhulelal Mandir". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Ulhasnagar, Introduction of Ulhasnagar, Ulhasnagar Profile". www.ulhasnagaronline.in. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation Finance". CityFinance Portal, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024" (PDF). Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024. 7 September 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ [1] Script error: No such module "webarchive". Smt. Chandibai Himmatmal Mansukhani College
- ^ [2] Principal K M Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnique
- ^ [3] Script error: No such module "webarchive". Institute of Technology
- ^ [4] Dr L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy
- ^ [5] Script error: No such module "webarchive". H and G H Mansukhani Institute of Management
- ^ [6] Nari Gursahani Law College
- ^ [7] R K Talreja College
External links
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