The district of Wardha in the state of Maharashtra lies in the Vidarbha region.
Area - 6,310 sq.km
Average Elevation - 318 meters
Population - 13,00,774 as per 2011 Census
Population rank in India - 377 out of 640
District Headquarters - Wardha City
Administrative Division - Nagpur
Talukas - 8
Talukas - Ashti, Arvi, Deoli, Hinganghat, Karanja, Seloo, Samndrapur, Wardha
Villages - 1387
Languages Spoken - Marathi, Hindi, Urdu
Geographical Borders -
Northeast - Nagpur
Southeast - Chandrapur
Southwest - Yavatmal
Northwest - Amravati
Primary Crops - Cotton, Sugarcane, Pigeon pea, Onion, Carrot, Cabbage , Tomato, Radish, Potatoes, Wheat, Sorghum, Turmeric, Oilseeds etc
Horticulture - Aonla, Bananas, Custard apple, Guava, Mangoes, Mandarin, Sweet oranges, Sour lime.
Water Sources -
Rivers Venna, Wardha, Erai, Jam, Kar, Bembala, Bakli, Madu, Penganga, Yashoda
Dams Bor, Bordharan, Pothara, Madan, Kar, Dham, Lower Wardha, Upper Wardha, Lower Venna
Natural Resources - Black Cotton Soil
Distance from
State Capital Mumbai - 746 km
Nagpur - 82 km
Latur - 404.7 km
Solapur - 524. 3 km
Nashik - 573 km
Pune - 634.3 km
How to reach :-
Via Airports -
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur
Via Railways - Wardha is an important junction on the Nagpur Division Line. Many major express trains like Mumbai - Kolkata, Chennai - Delhi pass through the district.
Via Roadways -
MSRTC ( Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation ) and State Transport ( ST ) run various buses connecting it to other towns and cities.
NH 6 connecting Dhule - Kolkata passes through the district.
NH 7 connecting Varanasi - Kanyakumari also passes through the district.
Unique Local handicrafts / Artefacts - Ari Embroidery, Kasuti Embroidery, Jaali Embroidery
The district of Wardha in the state of Maharashtra gets its name from the river Wardha which flows on its North, South and West boundaries. It is a major cotton crop center.It was a major epicenter of India's freedom struggle with Mahatma Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram based here. Many prominent personalities like the freedom fighter Vinobha Bhave, social workers and reformers *Baba Amte and **Sindhutai Sapkal, sportsperson Jwala Gutta, industrialist and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, Jamnalal Bajaj hail from Wardha district.
*Baba Amte was a social reformer who dedicated his life to the support and upliftment of persons suffering from Leprosy.
**Sindhutai Sapkal, popularly called as Aai provided a home to orphans and helped them better their lives.
Image - wikipedia and mapsofindia
Recommended Reading - Wardha District, Tourism
