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The
city of Wardha is a head quarter of Wardha District situated
on the Banks Of River ' varada' Its name Wardha is derived.
The dust of the city sing the saga of its great association
with the Father of Nation MAHATMA GANDHI. His Sevagram Ashram
is 4 km. from Wardha. The culture of town is charge by his
principle of Ahimsa, selfless services & dignity of labour.
Wardha inherits its outstanding academic heritage from Acharya
VINOBHAJI BHAVE the great Bhudan Leader & a scholar of
eminence world over
Population & Literacy : As per
the 2001 Census, the population of the Wardha district is
12,36,736. The male population is 638990 where as women
population is 597776. Population of the district is increased
by 15.87 percent in the 10 years span of 1991 to 2001. From
the total population, 20.40 percent population is of the urban
area and 73.60 is of the rural area. The population of the
urban and rural areas are 3,25,041 and 9,11,695 respectively.
As per the analysis of population in
age-category, in year 1981 the percentage of 0-14 age-group is
38.26 and in 1991 it is 33.27. For age-group, the population
percentage in 1981 is 53.78 and in 1991 it is 57.37. Finally
for age-group 60 onwards, the percentage in 1981 is 8 and in
1991 it is 9.
The total number of literate in district
is 8,65,556 as per the 2001 census. The men literates are
4,86,736 and women literates are 3,78,820. There are 80.06%
literates out of the total population of the district. |
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