Vita, Maharashtra

Vita is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[3][4]

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City
Vita Location in Maharashtra, India Vita Vita (India)
Coordinates: 17°16′16″N 74°32′16″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 km^2 (21.4 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	48,289
• Density	870/km^2 (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

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.

Swachh survekshan awards

Vita was ranked 9th in both the west zone and the state for Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' in 2020.[5]

Tourist attractions

• Revansiddha Temple
• Dargoba Mandir, Pare
• Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Sulkai Temple

References

1. "Census 2011 - Vita (M Cl)". Census of India. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
2. "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.
3. "State Elections 2004 Candidates Details for 274-Khanapur". nic.in. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
4. "COMMODITY - Agmarknet". nic.in. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
5. "Swachh Survekshan 2020". www.swachhsurvekshan2020.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.