Vita, Maharashtra

Vita is a town and a municipal council in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.HistoryVita is a town in Maharashtra in Sangli District. It is nicknamed "City of Gold". First CM of Maharashtra Shree. Yashwantraoji Chavhan completed his primary education here.Raje Ranade ( Konkanastha Brahmin) are the royal family of Vita and also known as the Inamdars of Vita.EconomyIn spite of water scarcity, people in Vita have displayed entrepreneurship in: Jewellery: Vitekars are involved in jewellery all over India. Agriculture: Vita produces excellent grapes. Sugarcane and pomegranates are also produced in abundance. Textile Poultry farming Vita MIDC provides jobs.CultureVita is well known for its festival celebrations. The biggest and best being Dusserra, wherein the palakhis of Revansiddha and Bhairavnatha compete against each other. Revansiddha GOD is considered as the guest of Vita hence its Palakhi is given the benefit of starting the race 100 meters ahead of Vita Bhairavnatha Palakhi. People from across the state come to see this event. Vita is also famous for its Bhairavnath Yatra. Vitekars celebrate all festivals including EID with equal enthusiasm.ReligionHindu maratha and Devang Koshti religion peoples have majority here. Also people from different religions likeMaratha, Devang Koshti, Buddhism, Islam, Jainism, Lingayat,also reside here. People having Surname Amane, Pawar, Jangam,Gaikwad,Deshmukh,Tarlekar, Rokade,Chothe, Lotake, Kadam, Patil, Mhetre, Varude, Pawar, etc... staying here.