Wardha Mahatma Gandhi fell in love with Wardha after visiting it for the first time. Expectedly, he chose Wardha to establish his ashram, Sewagram, which became a holy place for freedom fighters and the public alike. Acharya Vinoba Bhave launched his social movements - Bhoodaan and Gramdaan from Paunar. International Hindi University, where many foreign students come for learning Hindi, is located here. Sewagram, Paunar, Ashti, Geetai temple and Mahakali dam are places of tourist attraction. 1. District   Wardha 2. Area   6311 sq. kms. 3. Sub-divisions   3 (Wardha, Arvi, Hinganghat) 4. Talukas   8 (Wardha, Selu, Hinganghat, Samadrapur, Devali, Aarvi, Ashti, Karanja) 5. Distance from Mumbai   759 kms 6. Means of Transport   Railway Stations -Wardha, Sewagram ST Buses 7. Population   Total-12,30,640 Male-6,35,751 Female-5,94,889 8. Literacy   Per cent-80.50 Total-8,69,673 Male-4,89,417 Female-3,80,256 9. Area under Irrigation   1,01,512 hectares 10. Irrigation Projects   Major-4 Medium-8 Minor-44 Imp. Projs.-3        1. Bor        2. Dham        3. Pothara 11. Industries   Big and Medium-22 Small-897 12. Languages/Dialects   Marathi, Varhadi, Jhadi 13. Folk-Arts   Khanjeri Bhajan, Dandar, Dhaka, Gondhal, Powada, Gangasagar 14. Weather   Temperature   Max.-33.9 Deg. C.   Min.-20.8 Deg. C Rainfall- 1055.40 mm (Average) 15. Main Crops   Cotton, sugarcane, soyabean, jowar, tur 16. Area under Horticulture   16,03,561 hectares 17. Health Infrastructure   PHCs-27 Rural Hosp.-7 Dist. Hosp.-1 Big Hosp.-1 18. Tourist Places   Sewagram, Paunar, Girad, Ashti, Garpeeth, Bor dam,Vishvashanti Stup, Magan Sanghralaya, Laxminarayan Mandir, Geetai Mandir, Mahakali Dam, Dhamkund,Dhaga, Navargaon 19. Educational Institutions   Universities-1 Colleges-103 Prim. Schools -1053 Sec. Schools – 231 Help | Download| Terms Of Use| Feedback Best Viewed in 800*600 IE4.0 and above. Website Services Maintained byCybertech Networks Pvt Ltd.