Warora

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Warora
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Warora
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Warora
Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 20°13′48″N79°00′03″E / 20.230013°N 79.0008°E / 20.230013; 79.0008
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Government
  TypeMayor council government
  BodyMunicipal council of warora
   MLA Pratibhatai Balubhau Dhanorkar
Area
  Total22.50 km2 (8.69 sq mi)
  Rank4th in Chandrapur Dist
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total72,126
  Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration MH-34

Warora is a city and municipal council in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. During the British Raj, the town was part of the Central Provinces and was a coal-mining center. [2] The work place of famous social worker Baba Amte, "Anandwan" [3] is situated in Warora.

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History

The story of Tata Steel is a century old and Sir Jamsetji Tata had idea of starting a steel plant near Warora region. At the age of forty-three in 1882, Jamsetji read a report by a German geologist, Ritter von Schwartz, that the best situated deposits of iron ore were in Chandrapur district in the Central provinces, not far from Nagpur where he worked. They area named was Lohara, after the iron ore deposits nearby. In the vicinity, Warora had deposits of coal. Jamsetji is believed to have visited Lohara himself and obtained specimens of Warora coal for testing. He took a consignment of coal with him and had it tested in Germany. The coal was found unsuitable. The mining terms offered by the government were too restrictive, and Jamsetji gave up the project. But the idea of giving India a steel plant abided with him. [4]

Geography

Warora is located at 20°14′N79°00′E / 20.23°N 79.0°E / 20.23; 79.0 . [5] Its average elevation is 250 meters (820.21  feet).

Demographics

The population recorded, as per the 2011 census of India, [6] was 46,571 (52% male, 48% female, and 12% under the age of six years). The average literacy rate in Warora is 77% which is higher than the national average (59.5%). Male literacy is higher (82%) than female (72%).

YearMaleFemaleTotal PopulationChangeReligion (%)
HinduMuslimChristianSikhsBuddhistJainOther religions and persuasionsReligion not stated
2001 [7] 216842028741971-80.8618.1410.3310.1298.1031.7820.6150.038
2011 [8] 2342423108465320.10981.2138.6200.3290.1427.8591.3690.2150.254

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