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Population (2001 census): |
1,230,640 |
Literacy rate (2001): |
80.50% |
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Below poverty line: |
11.39 % |
Infant
mortality rate (IMR): |
22 |
| Air: |
Nearest
airport is at Nagpur (74 kms). Nagpur airport
is linked to Mumbai. |
| Rail: |
Connected by rail,
with a station at Wardha (broad gauge line).
Chandrapur (174 kms) is another station close
by. Connected by rail from Nagpur too. Pune
is 686 kms distant and Mumbai 817 kms away. |
| Road: |
State highways
and roads from the district headquarters at
Wardha link all 8 tehsils (subdistricts) and
major towns. National highway No 7 passes
through the district. |
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Geographical location: |
Between 20°18’ North and 21°21’
North latitudes and 78°4’ East to 79°15’ East
longitudes on the northeastern side of the
state |
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Area: |
6,309 sq km |
| Adjoining
districts: |
West and north: Amravati district;
south: Yavatmal district; southeast: Chandrapur
district; east: Nagpur district |
| Major
urban centres: |
Wardha, Deoli, Hinganghat,
Arvi, Sindhi, Pulgaon |
| Major
crops: |
Wheat, jowar (millet), gram,
oranges, bananas |
| Major
rivers: |
Wardha, Yashodha, Venna, Bakli |
| Total
no. of sub-districts: |
8 |
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Population: |
1,230,640 |
| Density
of population (persons/sq km): |
135 |
| Men: |
635,751 |
| Women: |
594,889 |
| Total
rural population: |
905,695 |
| Total
urban population: |
324,945 |
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of Scheduled castes: |
14.04 % |
| %
of Scheduled tribes: |
15.68 % |
| Sex-ratio
(females/1000 males): |
936 |
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Below poverty line: |
11.39 % |
| Infant
mortality rate (IMR): |
22 |
| Maternal
mortality rate: |
0.5 |
| Birth
rate: |
21.1 |
| Death
rate: |
6.9 |
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Max temp in °C: |
47.9°C |
| Min
temp in °C: |
10.2°C |
| Average
rainfall in mm: |
1100 mm |
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Industries: |
Textile mills, weaving, ginning
and pressing, handloom, leather tanning, explosives,
urea |
| Industrial
centres: |
Wardha, Selu, Sindi, Mandangaon,
Hinganghat, Allipur, Arvi, Talegaon, Rohma,
Nalwadi, Waygaon, Devli |
| Main
markets: |
Wardha, Hinganghat, Arvi, Deoli,
Ahti, Karanja |
| Main
banking centres: |
Wardha, Hinganghat, Arvi, Deoli,
Ashti, Karanja |
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Flood: |
Great threat of floods. Major
flood in 1994 |
| Earthquake: |
Yes |
| Cyclone: |
No |
| Drought: |
Yes |
| Relief
machinery: |
None |
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Hospitals: |
11 government hospitals, 4
private hospitals; Ambulances- 6 |
| Health
facilities: |
The district has a network
of government-run health facilities consisting
of the district hospital offering tertiary-level
care with rural hospitals at the secondary
level and primary health centres, sub-centres
and dispensaries providing basic healthcare
to the rural population. Nearly 24.84% of
the villages have primary health facilities
(1991), covering nearly 52% of the rural population.
The district has 2.10 beds per 1,000 population
in the medical institutions in urban areas
(1991). |
| Blood
banks: |
4 (government), 1 (private) |
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Language: |
Primarily Marathi, and some
Hindi |
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Food: |
People are generally vegetarian
and prefer chappatis over rice. |
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Post and telegraph services: |
Nearly 21.20% of the villages,
covering 52.41% of the rural population, have
postal facilities. |
| State
highways passing through the district and
road services: |
National highways -- Bombay--Amravati—Nagpur,
National highway No 6 and National highway
No 7, Benaras--Nagpur-- Hyderabad pass through
the district. The following state highways
pass through -- Bombay--Arvi—Ashti; Yavatmal--Deoli--Nagpur
and Yavatmal--Hinganghat—Nagpur road. Of the
total 967 inhabited villages, 549 (56.77%),
covering 80.50% of the rural population, have
access to some transport service. |
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railway stations and railway services: |
All towns, except Deoli and
40 villages, have railway connections. Important
stations are Wardha, Sorat, Sevagram, Dhanora,
Hinganghat |
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Sahyog Trust
Near Balaji Mandir
WardhaRashtriya Seva Yojana
Wardha |
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Fairs and festivals: |
The two main fairs held in
the district are the Mahashivratri fair at
Dhaga village in Arvi tehsil during February/March;
and the Nanaji Maharaj fair at Kapsi village
in Hinganghat tehsil. Other minor fairs are
held at Ghorad (Wardha tehsil), Mandgaon,
Girad, Hinganghat and Kwaja Farid Baba's Urs
at Girad village. |
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Religious places: |
Arvi, Hinganghat, Takalkheda,
Kapsi, Koteshwar, Girad, Kelzar |
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History: |
Wardha is named after the river
Wardha, which flows through the region. Wardha
itself is said to be a corruption of 'Varaha',
which means boar and is one of the ten incarnations
of Lord Vishnu. Wardha was annexed by the
British from the Marathas in 1854, and was
part of Nagpur district till 1862. In 1866,
Palakwadi village was made the district headquarters
and the new district was named Wardha. The
district was part of Berar and the Central
Provinces, that later came to be known as
Madhya Pradesh. In 1956, with the reorganisation
of states, Berar districts were transferred
to Bombay state, and in 1960 with the creation
of Maharashtra, Wardha became a district of
that state. Wardha, which falls in the Vidarbha
region of Maharashtra, comes under the Amravati
division. |
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