Vita, Maharashtra
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Vita
Vita The City Of Gold Vite | |
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City | |
  Vita Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°16′16″N 74°32′16″E / 17.27111°N 74.53778°ECoordinates: 17°16′16″N 74°32′16″E / 17.27111°N 74.53778°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sangli |
| Talukas | Khanapur (Vita) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vita Municipal Council Mayor - Pratibhatai Vaibhav Patil |
| • MLA | Anil Bhau Babar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.3 km2 (21.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,289 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 415311 |
| Telephone code | 91(2347) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MH |
| Vehicle registration | MH-10 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sangli |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khanapur-Atpadi |
| Civic agency | Vita Municipal Corporation |
Vita is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[3][4]
Demographics[]
As of the 2011 Indian census, Vita had a population of 48,289, of which 24,692 were males and 23,597 were females. The population in the age group of 0 to 6 years was 5,321. The average literacy rate was 77.65% of which male literacy was 81.58% and the female literacy rate was 73.57%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 6,628 and 402 respectively. There were 10328 households in Vita in 2011.[1]
Communication and media[]
Marathi is the main language. Hindi and English were also spoken, in addition to some community-specific languages.[5]
Swachh survekshan awards[]
Vita was ranked 9th in both the west zone and the state for Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' in 2020.[6]
Tourist attractions[]
- Revansiddha Temple
- Dargoba Mandir, Pare[citation needed]
- Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sulkai Temple[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Census 2011 - Vita (M Cl)". Census of India. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "State Elections 2004 Candidates Details for 274-Khanapur". nic.in. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "COMMODITY - Agmarknet". nic.in. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Swachh Survekshan 2020". www.swachhsurvekshan2020.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- Cities and towns in Sangli district