Warora

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Warora
city
Warora
Nickname: 
Sapno ki Nagri
Warora is located in Maharashtra
Warora
Warora
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°13′48″N 79°00′03″E / 20.230013°N 79.0008°E / 20.230013; 79.0008Coordinates: 20°13′48″N 79°00′03″E / 20.230013°N 79.0008°E / 20.230013; 79.0008
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictChandrapur
Government
 • TypeMayor council government
 • BodyMunicipal council of warora
 • MLAPratibhatai Dhanorkar
Area
 • Total22.50 km2 (8.69 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Chandrapur Dist
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total72,126
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi,Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMH-34

Warora is a city and municipal council in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. During the British Raj, the town was part of the Central Provinces and was a coal-mining center.[2] The work place of famous social worker Baba Amte, "Anandwan"[3] is situated in Warora.

History[edit]

The story of Tata Steel is a century old and Sir Jamsetji Tata had idea of starting a steel plant near Warora region. At the age of forty-three in 1882, Jamsetji read a report by a German geologist, Ritter von Schwartz, that the best situated deposits of iron ore were in Chandrapur district in the Central provinces, not far from Nagpur where he worked. They area named was Lohara, after the iron ore deposits nearby. In the vicinity, Warora had deposits of coal. Jamsetji is believed to have visited Lohara himself and obtained specimens of Warora coal for testing. He took a consignment of coal with him and had it tested in Germany. The coal was found unsuitable. The mining terms offered by the government were too restrictive, and Jamsetji gave up the project. But the idea of giving India a steel plant abided with him.[4]

Geography[edit]

Warora is located at 20°14′N 79°00′E / 20.23°N 79.0°E / 20.23; 79.0.[5] Its average elevation is 250 meters (820.21 feet).

Demographics[edit]

The population recorded, as per the 2011 census of India,[6] was 46,571 (52% male, 48% female, and 12% under the age of six years). The average literacy rate in Warora is 77% which is higher than the national average (59.5%). Male literacy is higher (82%) than female (72%).

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Census of India: Search Details".
  2. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Warora" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 327.
  3. ↑ Anandwan
  4. ↑ Lala, R M (2007). The Romance Of Tata Steel (illustrated ed.). Penguin, Viking. ISBN 9780670081462.
  5. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Warora
  6. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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