District Vellore District Named for Kaka Mohammed Oomer Area 252 ha Population 21,896 (2016) University Jamia Darussalam | Founded by Kaka Mohammed Oomer Elevation 189 m (620 ft) Local time Saturday 2:02 PM Founder Kaka Mohammed Oomer | |
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Oomerabad or Umarabad [தமிழ்:உமராபாத்], [عمرآباد:اردو] is a village in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of Ambur Taluk.
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The name Oomerabad refers to its founder Kaka Mohammed Oomer, and the word Abad which means "inhabited".
Demographics
The village is home of Thousands of people now. It is founded and inhabited by Kaka Oomer by uniting Hindus and Muslims together. He created a peaceful environment and formed harmony among the residents.
Education
Oomerabad is home to the following institutions;
Jamia Darussalam is a renowned Islamic university founded by Kaka Mohammed Oomer, who laid the foundation for this institution on 7 December 1924 at the newly founded village, named after him as Oomerabad. It came into existence with an ambitious program of offering services to cater to the religious, educational, reformative and welfare needs of the Muslims and the country at large. It is the largest Islamic institutions in south India. It is affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University. Darussalam students have been selected for higher education at the prestigious Islamic University of Madinah. Several thousand graduates from this institution are serving in several organizations and universities in India and abroad. JAMIA Darussalam ranks third among Islamic universities in the world. Students who complete their Studies in JAMIA Darussalam take the title as عمرئ(oomeri).
Hospital
The Village also has an hospital run by the Management of Jamia Darussalam called Jamia Darussalam Hospital. The hospital has laboratory, maternity facilities and out-patient services. Besides serving Oomerabad people, it also serves the surrounding villages and towns including Ambur, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi and Pernambut.
Transportation
Oomerabad is at a distance of 8 km by road from the leather hub Ambur. It is well connected by State Highways . The nearest Railway Station is in Ambur.The nearest international airports are Chennai International Airport (190 km) and Bengaluru International Airport (180 km) and Vellore airport (49.1 km)
Oomerabad To Chennai
187 kmOomerabad To Hyderabad
670.6 kmOomerabad To Bangalore
168.4 kmOomerabad To Kerala
449.3 kmOomerabad To Mumbai
1155.2 kmOomerabad To Delhi
2264 kmOomerabad To Ahmedabad
1668.2 kmOomerabad To Kolkata
1791.8 kmThe above distances are least distances from Oomerabad