Oros, Sindhudurg

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Oros Sindhudurgnagari
District Head-Quarters
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	416812
Telephone code	02362
Vehicle registration	MH07
Literacy	99%
Climate	Humid (Köppen)

Oros is a town and the district headquarters of the Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. Some call it as "Sindhudurgnagari".^[1] Most people of this region speak Malvani, a dialect of Konkani. Sindhudurgnagari is planned town of Oros Budruk. Oros budruk as it is called is connected by road National Highway 66 ( previously known as NH-17) to Mumbai, Thane, Goa, Karwar and Mangaluru. Sindhudurg railway station on Konkan Railway route is the nearest railway station to Oros. Oros houses District collector office, Zilla Parishad office, District court.^[2] and District Hospital and other state government offices. The Orus town has few banks, petrol pumps to serve the population of town and visitors. There is MSRTC bus stand.^[3]

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Coordinates: 16°06′32″N 73°41′27″E / 16.108889°N 73.690833°E / 16.108889; 73.690833