# Warud
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{{Short description|Town in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Warud
| other_name =
| nickname = California of Vidharbha
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
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| coordinates = {{coord|21|25|0|N|78|24|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1 = [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra)
| subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2 = [Amravati](/source/Amravati_district)
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| established_date =
| founder =
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| government_type = [Municipal Council](/source/Municipal_Council)
| governing_body = Warud Municipal Council
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 392
| population_total = 45482
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 1st in district
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = [{{cite news |title=Wardha election results 2024 live updates: NCP (SP)'s Amar Sharadrao Kale wins |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/wardha-election-results-2024-maharashtra-wardha-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-ramdas-chandrabhan-tadas-bjp-amar-sharadrao-kale-ncp-sp/articleshow/110663142.cms |access-date=17 July 2025 |work=The Times of India |date=5 June 2024}}]
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'''Warud''' is a town and [municipal council](/source/municipal_council) in [Amravati district](/source/Amravati_district) in the [India](/source/India)n [state](/source/States_and_territories_of_India) of [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra). It is known as the "Orange City".
==Demographics==
As of [2011 Indian Census](/source/2011_Indian_Census), Warud had a total population of 45,482, of which 23,182 were males and 22,300 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 4,413. The total number of literates in Warud was 37,422, which constituted 82.3% of the population with male literacy of 84.2% and female literacy of 80.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Warud was 91.1%, of which male literacy rate was 93.8% and female literacy rate was 88.4%. The [Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes](/source/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes) population was 4,952 and 3,409 respectively. Warud had 9957 households in 2011.[{{cite web |title=Census of India: Warud |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=598755 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=22 January 2020}}]
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!Jain
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|2001[{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls |title=Census India 2001 - Warud |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=29 October 2023}}]
| style="text-align:right;" |20944
| style="text-align:right;" |20061
| style="text-align:right;" |41005
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:right;" |72.216
| style="text-align:right;" |19.037
| style="text-align:right;" |0.217
| style="text-align:right;" |0.695
| style="text-align:right;" |6.487
| style="text-align:right;" |0.858
| style="text-align:right;" |0.471
| style="text-align:right;" |0.020
|-
|2011[{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |title=Census India 2011 - Warud |work=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=29 October 2023}}]
| style="text-align:right;" |23182
| style="text-align:right;" |22300
| style="text-align:right;" |45482
| style="text-align:right;" |0.109
| style="text-align:right;" |71.879
| style="text-align:right;" |19.647
| style="text-align:right;" |0.290
| style="text-align:right;" |0.737
| style="text-align:right;" |6.572
| style="text-align:right;" |0.682
| style="text-align:right;" |0.004
| style="text-align:right;" |0.189
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==Transportation==
===Railway===
thumb|Warud Orange City (WOC) Railway Station Board
Narkhed and Amravati towns in Maharashtra's orange belt have waited for more than 80 years to be linked by rail. The 140-km track was first sanctioned in 1928 under the British, but stayed on the backburner. The project was revived only in 1993–94 and a budget of Rs 2.84 billion approved.[{{cite news |title=How different things work |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/focus/story/how-different-things-work-26951-2011-09-15 |access-date=7 July 2022 |work=Business Today |date=15 September 2011 |language=en}}]
The then Prime Minister [P.V. Narasimha Rao](/source/P.V._Narasimha_Rao) laid the foundation stone. But protests by the [Shiv Sena](/source/Shiv_Sena), which opposed the displacement of people, stalled the project for many more years.
In September 2008, when President [Pratibha Patil](/source/Pratibha_Patil) inaugurated the [New Amravati railway station](/source/New_Amravati_railway_station), it seemed as if the project would be completed soon. Far from it. In November 2009, the Railway Ministry announced the link would be inaugurated in December 2010.
[Narkhed-Amravati line](/source/Narkhed-Amravati_line) is ready in January 2014. Railways are now available to travel from [Narkhed](/source/Narkhed) to [Bhusaval](/source/Bhusaval). [Warud Orange City railway station](/source/Warud_Orange_City_railway_station) is 3 km from the centre of the Warud.
The [Amravati](/source/Amravati) - [Chandur Bazar](/source/Chandur_Bazar) - [Morshi](/source/Morshi) - [Warud Orange City](/source/Warud_Orange_City_railway_station) - [Narkher](/source/Narkher) railway track is electrified. People of Warud can travel by train to cities like [Amravati](/source/Amravati), [Akola](/source/Akola), [Shegaon](/source/Shegaon), [Bhusawal](/source/Bhusawal), [Washim](/source/Washim), [Hingoli](/source/Hingoli), [Nanded](/source/Nanded), [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad), [Narkher](/source/Narkher), [Morshi](/source/Morshi), [Chandur Bazar](/source/Chandur_Bazar), [Badnera](/source/Badnera), [Indore](/source/Indore), [Bhopal](/source/Bhopal), [Bangalore](/source/Bangalore), [Jaipur](/source/Jaipur), [Itarsi](/source/Itarsi)
===Roadways===
There is a Warud MSRTC Depot of Maharashtra State Transport (S.T. Bus) in Warud. It has better connectivity with neighbouring towns and districts [Amaravati](/source/Amaravati), [Akola](/source/Akola), [Nagpur](/source/Nagpur), [Yavatmal](/source/Yavatmal) and [Wardha](/source/Wardha). Buses for neighbouring state Madhya Pradesh are also available.
==Agriculture==
[Shendurjana](/source/Shendurjana_Ghat) Ghat, Loni, Jarud, Jamgaon, Pusla, Isambri, Bahada, Tembhurkheda and Jamthi are the main exporters of oranges in Warud taluka. That is why it is also known as "Orange City" or [California](/source/California) of India. Warud has an agriculture-based economy.
==Places of attraction==
* Zunj waterfall on [River Wardha](/source/Wardha_River).
* Shri Kshetra Gavhankund.
* Shri Kshetra Musalkheda philgimage of Saint Yashwant Maharaj
* Vedhapur [philgrimage](/source/philgrimage) of Lord [Hanuman](/source/Hanuman)-ji.
* Shri Kshetra Nagthana and Nagthana [Dam](/source/Dam) built on [Chudaman river](/source/Chudaman_river).
* Chakri ghat: Ghat located in [Satpura](/source/Satpura) mountains about 8.50 kilometer away from Warud bus station.
==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Warud
|North = [Pattan](/source/Pattan), [Multai](/source/Multai) ([Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) state)
|Northeast = [Pandhurna](/source/Pandhurna), [Chhindwara](/source/Chhindwara) (Madhya Pradesh state)
|East = [Narkhed](/source/Narkhed) (Nagpur district)
|Southeast = [Katol](/source/Katol) (Nagpur district)
|South = [Talegaon](/source/Talegaon), [Arvi](/source/Arvi%2C_Wardha) ([Wardha district](/source/Wardha_district))
|Southwest = [Morshi](/source/Morshi), [Amravati](/source/Amravati)
|West = [Paratwada](/source/Paratwada), [Amravati district](/source/Amravati_district)
|Northwest =
}}
Category:Cities and towns in Amravati district
Category:Amravati district
Category:Talukas in Maharashtra
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