Wardha district
Wardha District | ||
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Tehsils 1. Wardha, 2. Deoli, 3. Seloo, 4. Arvi 5. Ashti 6. Karanja 7. Hinganghat, 8. Samudrapur. | | |
Government | ||
• Body | Wardha Zilla Parishad | |
• Guardian Minister | Sudhir Mungantiwar Cabinet Minister | |
• President Zilla Parishad |
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• District Collector |
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• CEO Zilla Parishad |
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• MPs |
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Area | ||
• Total | 6,310 km2 (2,440 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 1,300,774 | |
• Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
Demographics | ||
• NH7(Hinganghat) | ||
Average annual precipitation | 1062.8 mm | |
Website | wardha |
Wardha District (Marathi pronunciation:
Officer
Members of Parliament
- Wardha)
Guardian Minister
Guardian Minister Wardha | |
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पालकमंत्री वर्धा | |
Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
Term length | 5 years / No time limit |
Website | wardha |
list of Guardian Minister
Name | Term of office |
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Sachin Ahir Cabinet Minister |
11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014 |
Sudhir Mungantiwar Cabinet Minister |
05 December 2014 - 08 November 2019 |
Sunil Chhatrapal Kedar Cabinet Minister |
09 January 2020 - 29 June 2022 |
Deputy Chief Minister
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24 September 2022- 04 October 2023 |
Sudhir Mungantiwar Cabinet Minister |
04 October 2023 - Incumbent |
District Magistrate/Collector
District Magistrate / Collector Wardha | |
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जिल्हाधिकारी तथा जिल्हदंडाधिकरी वर्धा | |
Incumbent Shri. Rahul Kardile (IAS) since March 2021 | |
Residence | At Wardha district |
Appointer | Government of Maharashtra |
Term length | No time limit |
Website | wardha |
list of District Magistrate / Collector
Name | Term of office |
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Shri. Rahul Kardile (IAS) | March 2021 - Incumbent |
History
The history of the Wardha district dates back to ancient times. It was included in the empires of the
Later on, Wardha was ruled by the
Ashti town in Wardha district was ruled by the Mughals in the guidance of Nawab Muhammad Khan Niazi who was Subedar and Mansabdar in the Mughal empire in the reign of Emperor Akbar he got Ashti as a Jaageer. Nawab Ahmad Khan Niazi was the elder son of Nawab Muhammad Khan Niazi who also served as Mansabdar and Jagirdar in the Mughal court in the reign of Emperor Jahangir he got Ashti as Pergana as his ancestral property. Ahmad Khan Niazi defeated Rahim Khan Dakhni and captured Ellichpur from the Berar empire for the Mughals.
In the 1850s, Wardha, then a part of Nagpur, fell into the hands of the British. They included Wardha in the Central Province. 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 a part of Nagpur district till 1862. Further, it was separated for convenient administrative purposes and Kawatha near Pulgaon was the district headquarters. In the year 1866, the district headquarters moved to Palakwadi village which was rebuilt as Wardha city.
Central Ammunition Depot in Pulgaon city of Wardha District is the second-largest ammunition depot in Asia.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 386,012 | — |
1911 | 460,775 | +1.79% |
1921 | 463,696 | +0.06% |
1931 | 516,266 | +1.08% |
1941 | 519,330 | +0.06% |
1951 | 538,903 | +0.37% |
1961 | 634,277 | +1.64% |
1971 | 779,562 | +2.08% |
1981 | 926,618 | +1.74% |
1991 | 1,067,357 | +1.42% |
2001 | 1,236,736 | +1.48% |
2011 | 1,300,774 | +0.51% |
source:[1] |
According to the
In
etc.Census year | Total | Male | Female | Change | Religion (%) | ||||
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Hindu | Muslim | Buddhist | Jain | Other | |||||
2001[6] | 1236736 | 638990 | 597746 | - | 81.362 | 3.849 | 13.712 | 0.484 | 0.593 |
2011[7] | 1300774 | 668385 | 632389 | 5.178 | 81.267 | 4.140 | 13.486 | 0.435 | 0.672 |
At the time of the
Politics
Lok Sabha Seat
- Wardha = Ramdas Tadas (BJP)
Assembly Seats
- Wardha = Dr. Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar (BJP)
- Deoli = Ranjit Kamble (INC)
- Arvi = Dadarao Keche (BJP)
- Hinganghat = Samir Trambakrao Kunawar (BJP)
Prominent people
- Abdul Shafee, Senior Politician of Indian National Congress
- Baba Amte, India's Social and moral leader (born 24 December 1914 ) at Hinganghat
- Vinoba Bhave, Freedom fighter and social worker
- Jamnalal Bajaj, Freedom Fighter
- Abhay and Rani Bang, Social Workers, rendering medical services to the poor adiwasi people of Gadchiroli district.
- Dr. Rajat Kinhekar
- Sindhutai Sapkal, A Social Activist and Social Worker, working for orphans.
References
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Population by Religion - Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census Hand Book – Wardha" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
- ^ Census India 2001
- ^ Census India 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.