The Deshmukhs of umrer are Maratha Brahmans, and are the descendants of one Hiraji, who received grant from Raghjiji Bhonsla in the 18th century, in reward for the good arrangements which he made in his village for the supply of Raghuji’s camp. Hiraji maintained a regiment and was in charge of a subdivision. The family are now divided into several branches. One member Ram Rao is an Honorary Magistrate and member of the Umrer municipality. His brother, the late Rao Bahadur Trimbak Rao, received the kaisar-i-Hind gold medal. They do not own the village of Umrer but have a grant of land, which was attached to the office of Deshmukh, and they have an estate of about 50 villages in Nagpur and Chanda.