Uran

Uran is part of Navi Mumbai city. Uran is located in the Raigad district near Panvel and Karjat. Uran is situated east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek, and is primarily a fishing village, which has developed into a special economic zone.

Uran is famous for its salt pans. A revolt by salt pan owners against the government decision to build a sea port occurred, but the sea port has now proved to be the main source of income to most of the residents and nearby villages, as major projects and warehouses have opened nearby.

The latitudinal and longitudinal limit of Uran is about 18.88 degree north to 72.94 degree east. Uran has an average elevation of 21 metres. Uran is surrounded by sea on three sides. On each side there are the villages like the Karanja Village, Pirvadi and Mora Village respectively. Uran is composed of Sheva, Bokadvira, Mulekhand, Chirner, Dighode, Dhakti Jui, Vindhane, Mothi Jui, Koproli, Vasheni, Khopte, Chanje, Karanja, Nagaon, Bori, Bandhilwadi, Aveda,Bajarpur,Vinayak, Ambikawadi, Kathe Ali, Funde, Jaskhar, Dongree, Panje, Dastaan, Jasai, any many more villages.

According to the Population census of 2001, Uran had a population of 23,254. The males constitute 53 percent of the population and females consist of 47 percent. Uran has an average literacy rate of 79 percent, higher than the national average of 59.5 percent. The male literacy rate is 83 percent, and female literacy rate is 75 percent. In Uran, 11 percent of the population is under 6 years of age.

The economy of Uran is mostly dependant on fishing. About 80% of the fish production of Mumbai comes from the fishermen based out of Uran residing in the villages of Karanja and Mora. These people are known as Koli. The majority of Koli people have the surname "Nakhawa" or "Koli". The second major occupation is agriculture. It contributes to the production of rice in the Raigad district. Raigad is the second largest district in terms of rice production in India.

Tourism in Uran in Raigad District includes the pilgrimage tourism sites and the nature tourism sites. Some of the pilgrimage tourism destinations are Dronagiri temple of Karanja Village, Ratneshwari temple of Jhaskar, Vinayak temple of Vinayak, Mankeshwar temple, Shri Dutta Mandir of Devulwadi, Saibaba temple of Mora, Shree Ragobha Mandir, Ransai Dam, Maha Ganpati temple, Shree Saibaba temple, Ambikawadi, Nagaon.

Dronagiri Temple
Dronagiri Temple in Uran is located in the village of Karanja. From this temple one can enjoy the complete panoramic view of Dharamtar Creek, which leads from Colaba Beach to Mandva. Thousands of pilgrims come and visit this place of ancient pilgrimage importance.

Ratneshwari Temple
Ratneshwari temple is located in rural belt of Jhaskar in Uran. Near Ratneshwari temple, there held a huge village fair annually. People from different parts of the state come and visit this place and fair, to offer the prayer to Goddess Ratneshwari, generally in April and May.

Vinayak Temple
Vinayak Temple in Uran is located in Maharashtra. It is a very old temple allegedly retaining the simplicity of the days gone by. The temple has very calm surroundings, including a small garden, an old well and a small lake having spiritual values.

Mankeshwar Temple
Mankeshwar Temple is a very old temple in Uran. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva or Mahdeva. The temple is located just 5 minutes from the seashore of Arabian Sea.

Shri Dutta Mandir
Shri Dutta Mandir is the temple dedicated to Lord Dutta. It is revered and worshiped by many pilgrims of India. A huge annual fair is organised on the occasion of Datta Jayanti, celebrating the birth of Lord Dutta. This is amongst the largest fairs held in Uran.

Saibaba Temple
Saibaba Temple is a small temple located just behind the Mora boat jetty has a very beautiful idol of Shri Sai Baba.

Shree Ragobha Mandir
Shree Ragobha Mandir is located in Kotnaka village, on the route of Uran- Panvel Highway. Aarti is conducted every Tuesday in the temple. An annual Palkhi is celebrated in the month of April with great pleasure, in admiration and celebrate for the blessing of Ragobha dev.