Ugar
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Ugar Khurd ಉಗಾರ್ Ugar Khurd |
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| Nickname(s): Sanha (Small) Ugar | |
 Ugar Khurd
 Ugar Khurd
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| Coordinates: 16°39′30″N 74°49′17″E / 16.6582°N 74.8215°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Karnataka |
| Government | |
| • MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) | Bharamgouda (Raju) Kage |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 23,762 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Zip Code | 591316 |
| Telephone code | 08339 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-23 |
| Website | www |
Ugar Khurd is a Town Municipal Council in the district of Belgaum, state of Karnataka, country India.
Ugar khurd is known for Ugar Sugar Works. It lies on the banks of the mighty Krishna River. The population is about 23,762 of whom almost 2,000 work in Ugar Sugar Works. The factory name is THE UGAR SUGAR WORKS LTD. and owned by Shirgaokar Brothers.
The area surrounding Ugar has a very fertile black volcanic soil suited for Sugarcane, Cotton, Jawar, Sunflower and Soybeans. Due to proximity to Krishna river, the land is also fairly irrigated, and since last 4 – 5 years Krishna river never went down the critical level.
Ugar Sugar Works started production in early 1940s, and it started a school for the families of workers, called 'Shri Hari Vidyalaya'. The city has grown since, and as has the school which has steadily expanded its original reach of Marathi only mode of instruction to include both Kannada and English media. A few recent additions have expanded the school even further to include bachelor's degrees in Arts and Commerce so the students will not have to move to nearby larger cities for their further education. The school now also has a series of vocational courses including Computer Sciences.
Apart of Shri Hari Vidyalaya, the town of Ugar, now has a government run public school as well, called 'Kannada Gandu Makkala Shale' which means 'Kannada Boys School'. But the name is a misnomer as this is a co-ed. This is for kids in both Kannada and Marathi medium of instructions - but only from 1st grade to 7th, after which the students will move on to Shri Hari Vidyalaya.There is one more English medium school known as mahalakshmi school situated near railway station.S.H.V. has started science PU college. The I.T.I. college on main street is more famous.
Ugar Surar Works also operates a pre-school for much younger children ranging from 4 years to 6. The pre-school has many aminities for children including sea-saw, swing, ample space to play etc.
The city is accessible by both road and railroad. By roads it connects to Kolhapur, Belgaum, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Miraj, Athani. By rail, it connects to two nearest towns Miraj in the north, and Belgaum in south. Since this Railroad connects Bangalore and Bombay, Ugar is conveniently connected to most of India. Belgaum, the district headquarters, about 100 km from Ugar has the nearest operational airport.
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