ECONOMY
General Characteristics of the District:
For the purpose of administrative conveyance, the district is divided into 8 Tahsils and 8 Panchayat Samities. According to the 2001 C ensus, there was 517 Gram Panchayat for the purpose of Rural Development.Wardha district stretches over an area of 6309 Sq. Km. In the terms of area; Wardha
district constitutes 2% of the total area of the Maharashtra State. Total population of the district according to 2001 c ensus was 1236736 out of which 638990 were males and 597746 were females. Of the total population, 74% is residing in rural area and 26% is residing in urban area.
The density of the population according to the 2001 census was 213 persons/Sq. Km.
Location & Geographical Area:
The district of Wardha is bounded by Nagpur district in the northeast, Chandrapur district in the southeast, Yavatmal district in the southwest and Amaravati district in the northwest. Situated on the west of the Nagpur plateau, Wardha River circles the district on its north, west and southwest boundaries. Most of the district is in the Wardha River basin. Lower Venna, Lower Wardha and Upper Wardha are the major dams in the district.
Connectivity:
Dhule – Kolkata (National Highway 6) and Varanasi – Kanyakumari (National Highway 7) pass through this district.
Mumbai – Kolkata (Central Railway) and Chennai – Delhi rail routes pass through the district. Wardha is an important station on both these routes.
Topography:
Wardha is an agricultural district. Soybean and Pigeon Pea are principal crops of the district. Pigeon Pea is cultivated throughout the district along with Soyabean and Cotton. Cotton crop is the main cash crop of the district occupying about one-third of the total cultivated land. Sugarcane cultivation is on the rise in some talukas. Oranges and Bananas are also grown in some areas.