Darwha

Darwha
Darwha
—  city  —
Darwha
Location of Darwha
in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates 20°19′N 77°46′E / 20.32°N 77.77°E / 20.32; 77.77Coordinates: 20°19′N 77°46′E / 20.32°N 77.77°E / 20.32; 77.77
Country India
State Maharashtra
District(s) Yavatmal
Population 23,360 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation


355 metres (1,165 ft)

Darwha is a town and a municipal council in Yavatmal district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Darwha had a population of 23,360. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Darwha has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and, female literacy is 76%. In Darwha, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History

Locals believe Rango Bapuji Gupte, a freedom fighter lived incognito for some time and the town has a famous 'Golibar Chowk', square where British soldiers supposedly open fired on an unarmed gathering.[citation needed]

The place is also famous for its temples. 'Ambadevi Temple' is located in older part of town and resemble to temple of goddess Amba in Amaravati. 'Eid gah' is located near railway station. 'Mallikarjun Temple' is the most ancient temple in town of lord Shiva and is located on the outside of town. 'Chintamani Temple' of lord Ganesha is located at Yavatamal road 3 km from the town. A old 'math', hermitage for renunciants (Sannyasis) is located on Pusad road.

Education

Darwha has both municipal schools as well as private schools. Apart from primary, secondary schools, Darwha has junior colleges for art, science and commerce. It also homes ITI college, Pharmacy college, Agriculture and BEd/DEd colleges.

Prominent educational institutes :

  • Navsanjivan Shikshan Mandal's College of Pharmacy
  • Mungasaji Maharaj Mahavidyalaya
  • Mungsaji Maharaj College Of Physical Educations
  • shivaji rao moghe urdu junior science college.
  • Zilla parishad urdu junior college of arts.
  • Hazrat aaisha urdu D.Ed college...

There are many types of education in darwha place...butwe are waiting for an engineering college and polytechnic institute in Darwha.

Connectivity

Darwha is well connected to nearby towns like Yavatmal, Amaravati, Pusad by road. It also falls on the Shakuntala Express route. The train station is known as Motibag. Shakuntala Express was founded by British Government when they ruled India. Due to its age, it has gained historical importance.

References

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 



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