Vita, Maharashtra
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Vita is a City and a municipal council
Municipal council
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 in Sangli district
Sangli district
Sangli district is a district of Maharashtra state in west-central India. Sangli city is the district headquarters. The district is 24.51% urban. Sangli and Miraj are the largest cities. The industrial town of Kirloskarwadi is also located in the Sangli District...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

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History

Vita is a town in Maharashtra in Sangli District, Folklore describes the buildings in the town were built using a single magic brick (vit) that multiplied over the course of a night.
mr.anilbhau babar is the representative of the vita(khanapur taluka).

Mr. Anil Babar, born in a common agriculturist family having ordinary Socio-Economic background. He hails from the village Gardi of Khanapur Taluka.Mr. Babar is an integrated personality, having zeal for social work and philanthropic attitude having an optimistic approach. In the year 1972, the year marked for ever known worst famine; Mr. Babar was elected as member of ZP Sangli and became Sabhapati of Construction Committee

.In the year 1982, he was elected as Sabhapati of Panchayat Samity Khanapur unanimously, where he held post continuously for the span of 8 years.

In the year 1990, he was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State. During his tenure of Legislative Assembly, Mr. Babar has significantly contributed in the Khanapur and Atpdai Taluka being his constituency, in the field of agriculture, education, irrigation, soil conservation, social forestry and particularly Tembhu Lift Irrigation – an ambitious project proving to be fruitful for the 4 adjoining talukas of the district.
In the year 1991, Mr. Anil Babar was elected as a chairman of the Yashwant Sahakari Sugar Co-Operative Factory, Nagewadi, Tal – Khanapur. He was Chairman for 2 subsequent terms i.e. 10 years.
Mr. Babar again elected as a MLA in the year 1990 second time. Considering his talent, abilities and attitude of devotion, he was appointed as the chairman of National Heavy Engineering Co-Operative Ltd., New Delhi where he could left his impress mark for the period of 8 years.

Mr. Babar is a founder member of Khanapur Taluka Spinning Mill of which he is chairman at present.


Mr. Babar is a chairman of this Jeevan Prabodhini, an umbrella institution under which this present MCA College is marching towards advancement and progress.

Culture

Some famous marathi movies are shot here. Ketan K. Yadav is famous Marathi actor from Vita.

Education

All colleges in Vita come under the Shivaji University,Kolhapur.

Following is a list of colleges in Vita
  1. Balwant college, Vita (BSc, BCS, BBA,BA ,BCom, MA etc.)
  2. Modern Education Society,
  3. JEEVANPRABODHINI Educational Institute,Vita

Media and communication

Here most 99% of the people used to speak Marathi Language, and remaining Hindi, English and other languages.
  1. Weekly Galai Bandhav gets published from Vita every week and this is the main source of information for people spread all over India for refinery business.

Places of tourist interest in Vita

  1. Lord Revansiddha Temple, 8 km from vita, Bijapur Rod.
  2. Sagreshwar Sanctuary 30 km
  3. Mayani Migratory Bird Sanctuary 20 km North of Vita
  4. ISKON Temple (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)34 km South Near Tasgaon.
  5. Mahankaleshwar Temple, 9 km from vita, Pare road.

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    Khanapur (Vita)
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