Wardha
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Wardha | |
  Wardha
|
|
| State - District(s) |
Maharashtra - Wardha |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
- 234 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
111,070 - |
Wardha is a city and a municipal council in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Wardha gets its name from the Wardha River which flows at the North, West and South boundaries of district. Founded in 1866, the town is now an important centre for the cotton trade. It is the administrative center of [[Wardha District]
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Wardha is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 234 metres (767 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Wardha had a population of 111,070. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Wardha has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Wardha, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] History
The History of Wardha dated back to prehistoric period. It has a unique place in the Indian Natural History, since the Ostrich egg-shell has been found at Sindi (Railway) in Wardha district.
It was included in the empire of Mauryas, Sungas, Satvahanas and Vakatakas.
Pravarpur, modern Pavnar was once the capital of the Vakataka dynasty. Vakatakas were comtemporary of Imperial Guptas. The daughter of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) was married with Vakataka ruler Rudrasena. The period of Vakatakas was 2nd to 5th C.A.D. and their empire streches from Arabian sea in west to Bay of Bengal in east, Narmada river in north to Krishna-Godavari delta in south.
Latter on, Wardha was ruled by Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadavas, Delhi Sultanate, Bahamani Sultanate, Muslim ruler of Berar, Gonds and Maratha. Raja Buland Shaha of Gonds, Raghuji of Bhonsale were the promient rulers in Medieval period.
Nearby 1850's Wardha, (then a part of Nagpur) felt in the hands of British. They included Wardha in the Central Provenance.
Wardha is a sister city for Sevagram, and both were used as major centers for the Indian Independence Movement, especially as headquarters for an annual meet of the Indian National Congress in 1934, and Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram.
The existing Wardha district was part of Nagpur district till 1862. Further it was separated for convenient administrative purpose and Kawatha near Pulgaon was the district Head quarter. In the year 1866, the district head quarter moved at Palakwadi village which is the existing place and then Wardha city is habited there. In wardha there is one village called Pavanar where Acharya Vinoba Bhave lived.
Recently this city has been in news because of a number of suicides that have been committed by the farmers owing to the agricultural loans they can not repay, major reason being bad crops, draughts and lack of irrigational facilities in the region.[citation needed]
[edit] References
 |
This article about a location in the Indian state of Maharashtra is a stub. See the WikiProject India for article coordination. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
