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Uran
"Uran" redirects here. For the
character in Astro Boy, see Uran
(manga character). For the
chemical element, see uranium.
Uran
— city —
Location of Uran
in Mumbai and India
Coordinates 18.89°N 72.95°E
Country India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Raigad
Population 23,254 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation • 21 metres (69 ft)
Codes
• Pincode • 400702
• Telephone • +022
Uran (Marathi: उरण) is part of the
Navi Mumbai city township lying
in the Raigad district near Panvel
and Karjat. It is situated east of
Mumbai across the Dharamtar
Creek, and is primarily a fishing
village, which has developed into
a special economy zone. It has
ample industries, namely JNPT,
P&O, GTI and other shipping
companies, GTPS, MSEB ( Asia's
first power plant run by gas) and
ONGC.
Occupation
The main occupation of the
people in Uran is fishing.Out of
the 80% of the fish production
of Mumbai comes from the
fisherman of Uran residing in the
villages of Karanja and
Mora.these people are known as
"Koli". Majority of "Koli" people
have their surname as
"Nakhawa" or "Koli".The second
major occupation of the people
in Uran is farming. It contributes
to the production of Rice in
Raigarh district(Raigad is second
largest district in production of
rice in India).The farming
population is called as "Agri".
"Agri" and "Koli" are two sub-
castes belonging to Hindu
religion. The people of these two
sub-castes are mainly native to
Raigarh and Thane districts.
Problems
Beach at Uran. In the distance is
the city of Mumbai (obstructed by
the glare).
Uran has a naval base near Mora
Gaon Mora. Locals claim that the
base has stifled the growth of
the town, due to sea travel
restrictions imposed by the
Indian Navy.
Besides the naval base, the Oil
and Natural Gas Corporation
Limited (ONGC) has an Oil and Gas
plant nearby. The outskirts of
town are largely rural, remaining
among the few places within the
Navi Mumbai city limits
untouched by the modernity of
the central city.
Religious and Tourist
attractions
Some of the well known temples
and tourist attractions are:
A. Dargah of Hazrath Mukim Shah
baba is located in Uran near
Mora Beach
B. Peer Sayed Jalaluddin Shah
Baba -Mazar just Opposite Mukim
Shah Baba
C. Hazrat Sayed Rahimuddin Shah
Qadri R.A.(Shakker Peer)
D. 30 mins walk from Shakar
Shah baba is mazaar of Hz.
Moinuddin Qadri
1. Dronagiri temple - Karanja -
dronagiri goddess.
T h e
c o m p l e t e
p a n o r a m i c v i e w
o f D h a r a m t a r
C r e e k f r o m
C o l a b a t o M a n d v a
i s v i s i b l e
t h r o u g h t h i s
h i l l . D r o n a g i r i
m o u n t a i n v i e w
f r o m t e m p l e p l a c e
2. Ratneshwari temple - Jaskhar -
Ratneshwari goddess.
A h u g e
f a i r i s a n n u a l l y
o r g a n i s e d , i n
r e s p e c t a n d
r e j o i c e f o r t h e
b l e s s i n g o f
g o d d e s s
R a t n e s h w a r i ,
g e n e r a l l y i n
m o n t h s o f A p r i l /
M a y .
3. Vinayak temple - Vinayak
locality - Lord Ganesh.A v e r y