Vita, Maharashtra

Vita, also known as Vite, is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Vita is also taluka headquarters of Khanapur taluka.[3][4]

Vita
Vite
City
Nickname: 
City Of Gold
Vita is located in Maharashtra
Vita
Vita
Location in Maharashtra, India
Vita is located in India
Vita
Vita
Vita (India)
Coordinates: 17°16′16″N 74°32′16″E
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictSangli
TalukasKhanapur (Vita)
Government
 • BodyVita Municipal Council Mayor - Pratibhatai Vaibhav Patil
 • MLAAnil Babar
Area
 • Total55.3 km2 (21.4 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total48,289
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialMarathi[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
415311
Telephone code91(2347)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MH
Vehicle registrationMH-10
Lok Sabha constituencySangli
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKhanapur-Atpadi
Civic agencyVita 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.[5]


Nearest cities

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]

In the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021, Vita ranked top in the cleanest city (in less than one lakh population category) of the India.[7]

Tourist attractions

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. "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. "Swachh Survekshan 2020". www.swachhsurvekshan2020.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. PTI (20 November 2021). "Swachh Survekshan 2021: Chhattisgarh retains title of cleanest state, Indore, Surat cleanest cities". India Today. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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