Bhoom Tahsil is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...

in Osmanabad district,

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on the Deccan Plateau of

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. The town of

Bhoom Bhoom is a town with a municipal council in Osmanabad district, Maharashtra, India, and it is the headquarters of Bhoom tahsil. Bhoom municipal corporation is established in 1948. Bhoom is a small town situated in a valley of the Banashankar ...

is the administrative headquarters of the tahsil. There are seventy-four panchayat villages in Bhoom Tahsil. 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

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, Sambha ...

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gave the Bhoom as Jagir to

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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 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 and last ruler of Bhoom.

Demographics

In the 2001 Indian census, Bhum Tehsil 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 tehsil was 86.4% rural. The literacy rate in 2011 was 73.08% overall in Bhum Tehsil, 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.

Monuments and attractions

* In the village of Kunthalgiri, near to the town of Bhum, there is an ancient

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temple. Kunthalgiri is also famous for "pedha" a sweet. * In the Bhum, there is an ancient temple called "Alam-prabhu". It is the Patron Deity of the Bhum. "Alam-prabhu" as its name indicates is the symbol of unity between Hindu and Muslim. In the month of December there's a huge fair in the name of lord "Datta" is held, which lasts for 4–5 days. *In the village of Jyotibachiwadi, there is temple of god "Jotiba". Lot of people come there in 'Chaitra Paurnima'.

References

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