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Hinganghat is a township and municipal commission in District Wardha in Maharashtra. It is situated around twenty one miles southeast of the Wardha metropolis. Hinganghat is to be found on the banks of river Vena, a branch of the river Wardha which unites to river Pranita, which eventually flows into the river Godawari and on NH 7 which befins from Varanasi to Kanyakumari 70 km south of Nagpur. In the past Hinganghat was the center of the Indian cotton business since it is situated in the lush valley of Wardha Disrict. The famous social and honorable Indian leader Baba Amte was born on December 24 in the year 1914 at Hinganghat. A British fighter, geographer and surveyor died on January 19, 1823 at Hinganghat when he was working on the prime trigonometric analysis. The town is situated at 20.57N 78.83E and has an approximate height of 705ft. The national public road passes through Hinganghat. Hinganghat was the center of India during British India but after the separation of the India Pakistan Nagpur is considered as the centre of the country. The town is a hub of cotton business. It also has many mills like sugar mills, oil mills etc. Schools, colleges, hospitals and many places of tourist attraction are also available in Hinganghat.