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Vita, also known as Vite, is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Vita is also taluka headquarters of Khanapur taluka.[3][4]

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Vita Vite
City
Vita Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Vita Vita (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 17°16′16″N 74°32′16″E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Talukas	Khanapur (Vita)
Government
• Body	Vita Municipal Council Mayor - Pratibhatai Vaibhav Patil
• MLA	Anil Babar
Area
• Total	55.3 km2 (21.4 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	48,289
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Language
• Official	Marathi[2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Vita had a population of 48,289, of which 24,692 were males and 23,597 were females. The population in the age group of 0 to 6 years was 5,321. The average literacy rate was 77.65% of which male literacy was 81.58% and the female literacy rate was 73.57%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 6,628 and 402 respectively. There were 10328 households in Vita in 2011.[1]

Communication and media

Marathi is the main language. Hindi and English were also spoken, in addition to some community-specific languages.[5]

Swachh survekshan awards

Vita was ranked 9th in both the west zone and the state for Best City in 'Innovation & Best Practices' in 2020.[6]

In the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021, Vita ranked top in the cleanest city (in less than one lakh population category) of the India.[7]

Tourist attractions

• Revansiddha Temple
• Dargoba Mandir, Pare^{[citation needed]}
• Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Sulkai Temple^{[citation needed]}

References

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