Tumsar

Tumsar is a city and the headquarters of Tumsar Taluka in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, India.

Tumsar
Kuber Nagari
City
Location in Tumsar Taluka
Coordinates: 21°22′50″N 79°44′50″E
Country India
State Maharashtra
RegionVidarbha
DistrictBhandara
TalukaTumsar
Named forPhilanthropist "Tumtibai Saraf"
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyTumsar Municipal Council
 • Municipal Council PresidentPradeep Padole
Area
 • Total7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total44,869
 • Density6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Tumsarwasi
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
 • Additional OfficialEnglish
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
441912
Telephone code917183
Vehicle registrationMH-36

Transport

Tumsar Town railway station is on the Tirodi Line. The main railway station, Tumsar Road railway station, is 5 km (3.1 mi) away from the town on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. The list of trains are as follows: Mumbai Mail (21028), Krba Tvc Express (16327), Korba Express (22648), Gad Ngp Express (18239), Maharashtra Express (11039), Shm Ltt Express (18030), Hwh Adi Express (12834), Ngp Bilaspur Express (18240), Ten Bilaspur Express (22620), BSP Ten Express (22619), Vidarbha Express (12106), Azad Hind Express (12130), Chhattisgarh Express (18237), Samta Express (12807), Hwh Mumbai Mail (12810), Nagpur Intercity (12855), Howrah Mail (12809), BSP Intercity (12856), Vidarbha Express (12105), Azad Hind Express (12129), Gondwana Express (12410), Samta Express (12808), Gondwana Express (12409), Ltt Shalimar Express (18029), Krba Tvc Express (22647), Howrah Express (12833), Maharashtra Express (11040), Chhattisgarh Express (18238).[1]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the town of Tumsar had a population of 42,021 people in 8,462 households.[2] The population of the whole taluka was 213,843 people in 44,191 households.[3] Languages include Marathi, Hindi and little bit of English.

Educational Facilities
  • DAV MOIL Public School (CBSE)
  • Fr.Agnel School (CBSE)[4]
  • Shirinbai Neterwala School (CBSE)
  • USA vidyaniketan (CBSE)
  • Janta High School (State)
  • St John Mission English Medium High School
  • Matoshree Vidya Mandir & Junior College
  • Maharishi Vidya Mandir School (CBSE)
  • Sharda Vidyalya & Girls Jr College (State)
  • RSGK Agrawal High School (State)

Climate

The weather is very well balanced[5] in all seasons excluding summer, temperatures in summers as high as 48 degrees Celsius and in winters as cool as 12 degrees Celsius.

Climate data for Tumsar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7)		 31.1
(88.0)		 35.2
(95.4)		 39.0
(102.2)		 48.1
(118.6)		 38.1
(100.6)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.0
(87.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 27.9
(82.2)		 33.2
(91.8)
Average low °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 19.6
(67.3)		 24.6
(76.3)		 28.9
(84.0)		 27.4
(81.3)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.9
(75.0)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 12.9
(55.2)		 20.9
(69.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.9
(0.47)		 34.8
(1.37)		 17.0
(0.67)		 17.3
(0.68)		 15.5
(0.61)		 215.1
(8.47)		 413.3
(16.27)		 387.9
(15.27)		 207.3
(8.16)		 44.5
(1.75)		 15.5
(0.61)		 8.1
(0.32)		 1,388.2
(54.65)
Source: AccuWeather

References
  1. "Trains recently added to the Site". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. View Population Details. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Accessed July 2016.
  3. Sub-District Details. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, New Delhi, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Accessed July 2016.
  4. http://www.fragnelschooltumsar.com/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Tumsar, Maharashtra Hourly Weather | Weather forecast Tumsar". weather-india.in. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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