Vita, Maharashtra
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Vita Vite, विटा,विटे. |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): City of Gold | |
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| Coordinates: 17°16′16″N 74°32′16″E / 17.27111°N 74.53778°ECoordinates: 17°16′16″N 74°32′16″E / 17.27111°N 74.53778°E | |
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 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Sangli |
| Talukas | Khanapur (Vita) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vita Municipal Council Mayor - Sou. Pratibhatai Vaibhav Patil |
| • MLA | Shri Anil Bhau Babar |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,289 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Sangli District |
| Languages : Marathi | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| 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 |
Vita is a town and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Vita is a town in Maharashtra in Sangli District. It is nicknamed "City of Gold". First CM of Maharashtra Shree. Yashwantraoji Chavhan completed his primary education here.Raje Ranade ( Konkanastha Brahmin) are the royal family of Vita and also known as the Inamdars of Vita.
In spite of water scarcity, people in Vita have displayed entrepreneurship in:
Vita is well known for its festival celebrations. The biggest and best being Dusserra, wherein the palakhis of Revansiddha and Bhairavnatha compete against each other. Revansiddha GOD is considered as the guest of Vita hence its Palakhi is given the benefit of starting the race 100 meters ahead of Vita Bhairavnatha Palakhi. People from across the state come to see this event. Vita is also famous for its Bhairavnath Yatra. Vitekars celebrate all festivals including EID with equal enthusiasm.
Hindu maratha and Devang Koshti religion peoples have majority here. Also people from different religions likeMaratha , Devang Koshti, Buddhism, Islam, Jainism, Lingayat,also reside here. People having Surname Amane, Pawar , Jangam,Gaikwad,Deshmukh,Tarlekar, Rokade,Chothe, Lotake, Kadam, Patil, Mhetre, Varude, Pawar, etc... staying here.
All colleges in Vita are affiliated to the Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Bharati vidyapeeth English medium school vita, Adarsh group of Institutes founded by Adv.Sadashivrav Hanmantrao Patil and Adv.Vaibhavdada Sadashivrav Patil provides quality education through Adarsh Public school, Adarsh institute of technology (Degree and polytechnic college) and Adarsh college of Pharmacy.modern school is also in vita that is famous. IT has English ,marathi and semi English mediums has . There is collage of science.
Marathi is the main language. Hindi and English are the other languages spoken besides certain community-specific languages.
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