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The Vaan River is a river of central India. It is a tributary of Purna River, which is a major tributary of Tapti River. It is also spelled as Wan or Van. It is also known as Waanganga.
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The Vaan River is a river of central India. It is a tributary of Purna River, which is a major tributary of Tapti River. It is also spelled as Wan or Van. It is also known as Waanganga.
It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern Satpura Range in Amravati District of Maharashtra state, and flows southward, draining Amravati, Akola and Buldhana region before emptying into the Purna River in Buldhana District of Maharashtra. The watershed lies mostly in these three districts of Maharashtra state.
There is a dam on the river, Wan Dam at Wari in Akola. The following villages are located on the banks of Vaan river, Wari Bhairaogad, Warkhed, Sagoda, Danapur, Wadgaon Pr Adgaon, Kolad, Kated, Kakanwada Bk, Kakanwada Kh, Wankhed, Paturda.
The Maharashtra state highways, MH SH 194 cross the river at Wankhed village and MH SH 195 between Kakanwada Bk and Kakanwada Kh village.
There are many places named after the Vaan river. Some of them are:
Buldhana district is located in the Amravati division of Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the western border of Vidarbha region and is 500 km away from the state capital, Mumbai. The district has towns and cities like Shegaon, Malkapur, Khamgaon, Lonar and Chikhli. It is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh in the north, Akola, Washim, and Amravati districts on the east, Jalna district on the south, and Jalgaon and Aurangabad districts on the west. Khamgaon is the largest city in the district.
Amravati district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. It is the administrative headquarter of Amravati division, which is one of the two divisions in Vidarbha, out of total 6 regions in state of Maharashtra.
Washim district is a district in Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is at Washim. The area of the district is 5,150 km2 (1,990 sq mi).
The Purna River is a river of Central and Western India. It is one of the chief tributaries of the Tapti river and empties into it at Changdev in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Akola district is a district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city of Akola is the district headquarters. Akola district forms the central part of Amravati Division, which was the former British Raj Berar Province.
Jalgaon Jamod is a town in Buldhana district of Indian state of Maharashtra.
Sangrampur is a Nagar Panchayat, a tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra State, India.
Banoda Eklara is a village, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra State, India.
Katel is a village, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra State, India.
Warwat Bakal is a Gram Panchayat, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district, includes in Vidarbha region in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Wadgaon Pr Adgaon is a village, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra State, India.
Paturda is a village in Sangrampur tehsil in Buldhana district, Maharashtra state, India.
Kakanwada is a village, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Palshi Zashi is a village, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra State, India. The day of athavadi bazaar (weekly) of the village is Friday.
Palsoda is a village, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra State, India.
Warwat Khanderao is a village, in Sangrampur tehsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra State, India.
MH SH 173 or Maharashtra State Highway 173 runs in Shegaon and Sangrampur tehsils of Buldhana of Maharashtra State in India.
MH SH 194 or Maharashtra State Highway 194 runs in Buldhana, Akola and Amravati Districts.
MH SH 195 or Maharashtra State Highway 195 runs in Buldhana and Akola Districts in India.