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Umri, Kurukshetra

Coordinates: 29°56′52″N 76°53′49″E / 29.947908°N 76.896879°E / 29.947908; 76.896879
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Umri
village
Umri is located in Haryana
Umri
Umri
Location in Haryana, India
Umri is located in India
Umri
Umri
Umri (India)
Coordinates: 29°56′52″N 76°53′49″E / 29.947908°N 76.896879°E / 29.947908; 76.896879
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictKurukshetra
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
136131
Telephone code01744
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-07
Nearest cityKurukshetra
Lok Sabha constituencyKurukshetra
Vidhan Sabha constituencyLadwa
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Umri, Kurukshetra, according to the Puranas, is a village named after Odaumbar Rishi as it was his taposthali.

Transport

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  • By road: Buses of Haryana Roadways and other state corporations ply through Umri and connect it to Delhi, Chandigarh and other important places. Taxi service is also available.
  • By air: The airports closest to Umri (Kurukshetra) are at Delhi and Chandigarh, which are well connected by road and rail.
  • By rail: Umri (Kurukshetra) railway station is a railway junction station, well connected with all important towns and cities of the country. The Shatabadi Express halts here. Dhoda Kheri, Dhirpur, Dhola Majra Shahabad Markanda and Mohri are the railway stations between Kurukshetra to Ambala of Indian railway route.

Higher education

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References

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  1. ^ "Govt. Polytechnic, Umri with Guest Classes at Gp Ambala Ambala -Admissions 2021, Ranking, Placement, Fee Structure".
  2. ^ "Government of India : National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology,Kurukshetra".