Bhoom is a town with a

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in Osmanabad district,

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, and it is the headquarters of

Bhoom tahsil Bhoom Tahsil is a tehsil in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra on the Deccan Plateau of India. The town of Bhoom is the administrative headquarters of the tahsil. There are seventy-four panchayat villages in Bhoom Tahsil. In 19th century Bhoom wa ...

. Bhoom municipal corporation is established in 1948. Bhoom is a small town situated in a valley of the Banashankar hill ranges of Sahyadri. It is situated on the banks of the River Banaganga, which eventually flows into the

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. In 1717,

Sambhaji II Sambhaji II or Sambhaji I of Kolhapur (1698 - 18 December 1760) was a Raja of Kolhapur from Bhonsle dynasty. He was a grandson of Shivaji and the second son of Chhatrapati Rajaram with his second wife, Rajasbai. After defeat by Shahu, Sambh ...

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is kn ...

gave Bhoom as jagir to Shrimant Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (a chief and military leader of his troops) for his bravery. In 19th century Bhoom was under Nizam territory during the British raj in India. However it was independently ruled by the ' ''Thorat'' ' royal family. Shrimant Vijaysinh Amarsinh Thorat is the present head of Bhoom. He was the President of Bhoom Municipal Council from 1991 -2006.

History

At the starting of 17th century Bhoom was under

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's territory. After 17th century it was under the

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. In 1717

gave the Bhoom as Jagir to

Shrimant A baby shower is a party of gift-giving, drinking beers or a ceremony that has different names in different cultures. It celebrates the delivery or expected birth of a child or the transformation of a woman into a mother. Etymology The term ''s ...

Senakhaskhel Senakhaskhel is a title of nobility in the Maratha empire. This title was instated by Rajaram I, the Maratha emperor, at the end of the 17th century. It is placed after the Senapati title and is considered to a more important one. ''Senakhaskhel' ...

Yashwantrao Thorat Yashwantrao Thorat (Marathi : यशवंतराव थोरात) was a military commander and the main supporter of Sambhaji II of Kolhapur from 1717 to 1719. Before 1717, he served Shahu for a brief period. After the First battle of Va ...

(a Chief and Military leader) for his bravery. He ruled Bhum till 1719. In 1719 he had died in a battle with

Balaji Vishwanath Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1662–1720) was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shah ...

near Panhala fort. After his death his ancestors ruled Bhoom till 15 August 1947.

Rulers of Bhoom

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*Shrimant Senakhaskhel Yashwantrao Thorat (1717-1719) was the founder of this jagir. *Shrimant Senakhaskhel Narayanrao Thorat - Second ruler of Bhoom. *Shrimant Senakhaskhel Dattajirao Thorat - Third ruler of Bhoom. *Shrimant Senakhaskhel Vijaysinh Thorat - Fourth ruler of Bhoom. *Shrimant Senakhaskhel Amarsinh Thorat- Fifth ruler of Bhoom. * Shrimant Senakhaskhel Vijaysinh Thorat- Current ruler of Bhoom.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, Bhum Tahsil had a population of 116,894, with 60,620 (51.9%) males and 56,274 (48.1%) females, for a gender ratio of 928 females per thousand males. In the 2011 census, Bhum Tahsil had 137,217 inhabitants and a gender ratio of 905 females per thousand males. The tahsil was 86.4% rural. The literacy rate in 2011 was 73.08% overall in Bhum Tahsil, with a rate of 82.86% for males and 62.45% for females. In 2011 in Bhum Tahsil, 11.5% of the population was 0 to 6 years of age. In Bhoom City, since 21/07/2000 Hi-Infotech Computer Education Statred Computer Education—till today, there are approximately 10,000 students and employees who have successfully completed the Computer Course. Bhoom is divided into two areas, Kasba and Peth by the

Banganga River There are several Banganga Rivers in India. * Banganga River (Jammu and Kashmir), a river of northern India *Banganga River (Maharashtra) Banganga is a small tributary of the Godavari River in the Nashik district, in the state of Maharashtra ...

. Kasba is the more traditional village type area with most of the people involved in farming. Peth is more cosmopolitan where people of various professions live together. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, Bhoom added more white collar jobs due to the educated peoples and new colonies near the college. Banganga and Ramganga dams provide water for drinking. The residences places of Bhoom includes BIRBALE Galli, veer Sawarkar chowk Gandhi Chowk, Sambhaji Chowk, Maskar-Shendge Galli, Wadar Galli, Bagwan Galli, Nagoba Galli, Koshti Galli, Galib Nagar, Pardhi Pedhi, Ramhari Nagar, Kusum Nagar, Bhim Nagar, Shivaji Nagar and Samarth nagar, Farshi Galli, Lakshmi Nagar, Kasba. In Bhoom City Samarth Nagar is located in central city. Hi-Infotech Computer Education is started in 21-07-2000. Now 10000 + students successfully education MS-CIT.

References

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