Darwha

Darwha is a town and a municipal council in Yavatmal district in the state of Maharashtra, India.HistoryLocals believe Rango Bapuji Gupte, a freedom fighter lived incognito for some time and the town has a famous 'Golibar Chowk', square where British soldiers supposedly open fired on an unarmed gathering.The place is also famous for its temples. 'Ambadevi Temple' is located in older part of town and resembles the temple of goddess Amba in Amaravati. 'Eid gah' is located near the railway station. 'Mallikarjun Temple' is the most ancient temple in town of lord Shiva and is located on the outside of town. 'Chintamani Temple' of lord Ganesha is located at Yavatamal road 3 km from the town. An old 'math', a hermitage for renunciants (Sannyasis), is located on Pusad road. Sevadas Nagar (Uchegaon )is located on Arni Road is also famous for temple of Sevalal Maharaj, saint of the Banjara community. The seven-day 'Saptah' is organized here annually from 14 Jan to 20 Jan.If one looks for the history of Darwha city, it was one of the big market places during the period of 1800 AD to 1900 AD for peanut oil and cotton, there were about 8 nos. ginning and about 200 "Tel Ghanies" were there. During the era of "Satvahan" Darwha was well known market place for cattle, dairy products and cotton and cotton seeds.DemographicsIndia census, Darwha had a population of 23,360. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Darwha has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83% and female literacy is 76%. In Darwha, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.