Tumsar

Tumsar तुमसर
city
Tumsar Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 21°22′50″N 79°44′50″E / 21.38056°N 79.74722°ECoordinates: 21°22′50″N 79°44′50″E / 21.38056°N 79.74722°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Government
• MLA	Charan Waghmare
Elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Population (2011)[1][2]
• Total	Town of Tumsar: 42,021 Taluka of Tumsar: 213,843
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	441912
Telephone code	91-7183
Vehicle registration	MH36
CSC Tumsar

Tumsar is a town in the Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The main language of Tumsar is Marathi.

Transport

Tumsar's railway station is on the Tirodi Line. The main railway station, Tumsar Road, is in Dewhadi, 5 km away from the town on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. Two trains connect Trivandrum with Tumsar, running 3-4 days a week.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Tumsar had a population of 42,021 people in 8,462 households,^[1] while the population of the surrounding taluka was 213,843 people in 44,191 households.^[2]

Religion

List of religions by number of people:

• Hinduism - 37,828
• Islam - 2,323
• Christianity 91
• Sikhism - 6
• Buddhism - 4,208
• Jainism - 159
• Others - 46
• Not stated - 208

References

1. View Population Details. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Accessed July 2016.
2. Sub-District Details. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Accessed July 2016.
3. "Trains recently added to the Site". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2016-06-29.