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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Wardha}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Wardha district<br />
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| total_type = Total<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_skyline = Wardha river at Pulgaon.jpg<br />
| image_caption = [[Wardha River]] at Pulgaon<br />
| image_map = Wardha in Maharashtra (India).svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Wardha district in Maharashtra<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| coor_pinpoint = Wardha<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Division<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nagpur Division|Nagpur]]<br />
| established_title = Established<br />
| established_date = <br />
| seat_type = Headquarters<br />
| seat = [[Wardha]]<br />
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]<br />
| parts_style = para<br />
| p1 = 1. [[Wardha]], 2. [[Deoli, Maharashtra|Deoli]], 3. [[Seloo]], 4. [[Arvi, Wardha|Arvi]] 5. [[Ashti, Wardha|Ashti]] 6. [[Karanja, Wardha|Karanja]] 7. [[Hinganghat]], 8. [[Samudrapur]].<br />
| area_total_km2 = 6310<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_total = 1,300,774<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_urban = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Demographics<br />
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]<br />
| demographics1_info1 = 86.99%<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio<br />
| demographics1_info2 = 946:1000 (Female:Male)<br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name1 = [[Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]<br />
| leader_name2 = [[Wardha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wardha]], [[Deoli (Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Deoli]], [[Arvi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arvi]], [[Hinganghat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hinganghat]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Roads in India|Major highways]]<br />
| blank_info_sec1 = <nowiki>[[National Highway 44 (India)(old numbering)|NH7](Hinganghat)]</nowiki><br />
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation<br />
| blank_info_sec2 = 1062.8 mm<br />
| website = {{URL|https://wardha.gov.in/en/}}<br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Wardha district''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[ʋəɾd̪ʰaː]]]) is in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in western [[India]]. This district is a part of [[Nagpur Division]]. The city of [[Wardha]] is the administrative headquarters of the district. '''Hinganghat''', '''Arvi''' and '''Wardha''' are the major cities in district. The district had a population of 1,300,774, of which 26.28% were urban as of 2011.<br />
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==History==<br />
The history of the Wardha district dates back to ancient times. It was included in the empire of [[Maurya]]s, [[Shunga Empire|Shungas]], [[Satavahanas]] and [[Vakatakas]]. Pravarpur, now modern-day [[Pavnar]], was once the capital of the Vakataka dynasty. Vakatakas were contemporaries of the Imperial [[Gupta Empire|Guptas]]. The daughter of [[Chandragupta II]], [[Prabhavatigupta]], was married to the Vakataka ruler [[Rudrasena II]]. The [[Vakataka Dynasty]] lasted from the 2nd to 5th centuries AD. Their state stretched from the [[Arabian Sea]] in the west to the [[Bay of Bengal]] in the east and from the [[Narmada River]] in the north to the [[Godavari-Krishna mangroves|Krishna-Godavari Delta]] in the south.<br />
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Later on, Wardha was ruled by [[Chalukya]]s, [[Rashtrakuta]]s, [[Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri|Yadava]]s, [[Delhi Sultanate]], Bahamani Sultanate, Muslim ruler of berar,Gond and Marathas Raja Buland shaha of Gond Raghuji Of Bhonsale were the prominent rulers in medieval period.<br />
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Ashti town in wardha district was ruled by Mughal in the guidance of Nawab Muhammad Khan Niazi who was subhedar and mansabdar in Mughal empire in the reign of Emporer Akbar he got Ashti as a jagir in jagirdari. Nawab Ahmad khan Niazi was elder son of Nawab Muhammad Khan Niazi who also served a service as mansabdar and jagirdar in mughal court in the reigns of Emporer Jahangir he got Ashti as pergana as his ancestral property . Ahmad Khan Niazi was defeated Rahim Khan Dakhni and captured Ellichpur from berar empire for Mughal.<br />
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Nearby 1850s Wardha, (then a part of [[Nagpur]]) fell into 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.<br />
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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 headquarters. In the year 1866, the district headquarters moved at Palakwadi village which was rebuilt as Wardha city.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Wardha district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,300,774,<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web|year=2011|title=District Census 2011 - Wardha|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/27/2708_PART_A_DCHB_WARDHA.pdf|publisher=Office of the Registrar General, India}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Mauritius]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.<br />
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =New Hampshire 1,316,470<br />
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 377th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 205 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.8%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Wardha has a [[sex ratio]] of 946 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 87.22%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14.52% and 11.49% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/><br />
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|title=Religions in Wardha district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Religion - Maharashtra|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in}}</ref><br />
|titlebar=#FCD116<br />
|left1=Religion<br />
|right1=Percent<br />
|float=left<br />
|bars=<br />
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Maharashtra|Hindus]]|darkorange|81.27}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism|Buddhists]]|mediumblue|13.49}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|#008000|4.14}}<br />
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|1.12}}<br />
}}<br />
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 87.78% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 6.88% [[Hindi]] and 1.26% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref><br />
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{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,86,012|13=1911|14=4,60,775|15=1921|16=4,63,696|17=1931|18=5,16,266|19=1941|20=5,19,330|21=1951|22=5,38,903|23=1961|24=6,34,277|25=1971|26=7,79,562|27=1981|28=9,26,618|29=1991|30=10,67,357|31=2001|32=12,36,736|33=2011|34=13,00,774|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}<br />
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==Politics==<br />
'''Lok Sabha Seat'''<br />
*Wardha = Ramdas Tadas (BJP)<br />
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'''Assembly Seats'''<br />
*Wardha = Dr. [[Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar]] (BJP)<br />
*Deoli = [[Ranjit Kamble]] (INC)<br />
*Arvi = Dadarao Keche (BJP)<br />
*Hinganghat = [[Samir Trambakrao Kunawar]] (BJP)<br />
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==Prominent people==<br />
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* [[Abdul Shafee]], Senior Politician of [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* [[Baba Amte]], India's Social and moral leader (born 24 December 1914 ) at [[Hinganghat]]<br />
* [[Vinoba Bhave]], Freedom fighter and social worker<br />
* [[Jamnalal Bajaj]], Freedom Fighter<br />
* [[Abhay and Rani Bang]], Social Workers, rendering medical services to the poor adiwasi people of Gadchiroli district.<br />
* Dr. Rajat Kinhekar<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[https://wardha.gov.in/ Wardha district website]<br />
*[http://www.zpwardha.gov.in/index.php Wardha Zilla Parishad]<br />
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{{Geographic location<br />
|Centre = Wardha district<br />
|North = <br />
|Northeast = [[Nagpur district]]<br />
|East = <br />
|Southeast = [[Chandrapur district]]<br />
|South = <br />
|Southwest = [[Yavatmal district]]<br />
|West = <br />
|Northwest = [[Amravati district]]<br />
}}<br />
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{{Maharashtra}}<br />
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{{Godavari basin}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
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{{Coord|20|50|N|78|36|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd|display=title}}<br />
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