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Tehsil Gadchiroli, District Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.
Gadchiroli (गडचिरोली जिल्ह्या). District Place
Gadchiroli district was carved out on the 26th of August 1982 by the division of erstwhile Chandrapur district. Earlier, it was a part of Chandrapur District and only two places namely Gadchiroli and Sironcha were tahsils of Chandrapur District before the formation of Gadchiroli District.
Gadchiroli district is situated on the North-Eastern side of Maharashtra State & is well known for Naxalite activities; having State borders of Telangana and Chhattisgarh close by Naxalites have taken shelter in the dense forest & hills of this district.
Total population of the district is 9,70,294. Male and female population is 4,91,101 and 4,79,193 respectively(As per Census 2001). SC and ST population in the district is 1,08,824 and 3,71,696 (As per 2001 Census ). The literacy rate of district is 60.1%(as per census 2001). The Tribal Community population that resides in the district is 38.3 % ( As per Census 2001).
The district is categoried as Tribal and undeveloped district and most of the land is covered with forest and hills. Forests cover more than 79.36 % of the geographical area of the district. This district is famous for Bamboo and Tendu leaves. Paddy is the main agriculture produce in this district. The other Agriculture Produce in the district are Jwar, Linseed, Tur, Wheat. The Main profession of the people is farming.
There are no large scale Industry in the entire district except the Paper Mill at Ashti in Chamorshi Taluka and Paper Pulp Factory at Desaiganj. Due to this, the district is economically backward There are many Rice Mills in the district as the Paddy is the main agriculture produce here.The Tussar Silk Worm Centre exist in Armori taluka of the district. Only, 18.5 kilometers Railway route passes through the district.
Seven languages are spoken in the district ie, Gondi, Madiya , Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Chattisgadi.
The district is divided into three Sub-Divisions i.e. Gadchiroli, Aheri and Desaiganj respectively and each sub-division has four talukas. 467 Gram Panchayats and 1688 Revenue Villages. The district has three Legislative Assembly Constituencies namely Gadchiroli, Armori and Sironcha. Basically, the district is distributed into 12 talukas and 12 Panchayat Samitis. Only, two Municipaltis exist in the district i.e. at Gadchiroli and Wadsa.
The main river basin of the district is Godavari which borders the southern boundary of the district and flows West to East. The major sub-basins of the Godavari are Pranhita sub-basins which is named after the confluence of two major sub-basins ie Wainganga and Wardha River near Chaprala village of Chamorshi Taluka; and Indravati sub-basin.
The eastern part of district ie, Dhanora, Etappali, Aheri and Sironcha talukas; are covered by the forest. Hills are located in the areas of Bhamaragad, Tipagad, Palasgad and Surjagad in the district.
Gadchiroli District is located on the North-Eastern side of the State of Maharashtra. It is situated between 18.43` to 21.50' North latitude and 79.45' to 80.53' East longitude and this essentially indicates the Gadchiroli District is located in the Deccan Plateau. The adjoining districts to Gadchiroli are Durg, Rajnandgaon of newly created Chhattisgarh State on the east, Chandrapur on the west, Bhandara on the north and Karim Nagar, Adilabad of Andra Pradesh & Jagdalpur(Chhattisgarh State) on the South.
The District Head-quarter is situated at Gadchiroli which is 180 Kms away from Nagpur and 80 Kms away from Chandrapur and 200 Km from Bhandara . The district is surrounded on West, South and East by the Wainganga, Godawari and Indrawati rivers respectively.
Gadchiroli (गडचिरोली जिल्ह्या). District Place
Gadchiroli district was carved out on the 26th of August 1982 by the division of erstwhile Chandrapur district. Earlier, it was a part of Chandrapur District and only two places namely Gadchiroli and Sironcha were tahsils of Chandrapur District before the formation of Gadchiroli District.
Gadchiroli district is situated on the North-Eastern side of Maharashtra State & is well known for Naxalite activities; having State borders of Telangana and Chhattisgarh close by Naxalites have taken shelter in the dense forest & hills of this district.
Total population of the district is 9,70,294. Male and female population is 4,91,101 and 4,79,193 respectively(As per Census 2001). SC and ST population in the district is 1,08,824 and 3,71,696 (As per 2001 Census ). The literacy rate of district is 60.1%(as per census 2001). The Tribal Community population that resides in the district is 38.3 % ( As per Census 2001).
The district is categoried as Tribal and undeveloped district and most of the land is covered with forest and hills. Forests cover more than 79.36 % of the geographical area of the district. This district is famous for Bamboo and Tendu leaves. Paddy is the main agriculture produce in this district. The other Agriculture Produce in the district are Jwar, Linseed, Tur, Wheat. The Main profession of the people is farming.
There are no large scale Industry in the entire district except the Paper Mill at Ashti in Chamorshi Taluka and Paper Pulp Factory at Desaiganj. Due to this, the district is economically backward There are many Rice Mills in the district as the Paddy is the main agriculture produce here.The Tussar Silk Worm Centre exist in Armori taluka of the district. Only, 18.5 kilometers Railway route passes through the district.
Seven languages are spoken in the district ie, Gondi, Madiya , Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Chattisgadi.
The district is divided into three Sub-Divisions i.e. Gadchiroli, Aheri and Desaiganj respectively and each sub-division has four talukas. 467 Gram Panchayats and 1688 Revenue Villages. The district has three Legislative Assembly Constituencies namely Gadchiroli, Armori and Sironcha. Basically, the district is distributed into 12 talukas and 12 Panchayat Samitis. Only, two Municipaltis exist in the district i.e. at Gadchiroli and Wadsa.
The main river basin of the district is Godavari which borders the southern boundary of the district and flows West to East. The major sub-basins of the Godavari are Pranhita sub-basins which is named after the confluence of two major sub-basins ie Wainganga and Wardha River near Chaprala village of Chamorshi Taluka; and Indravati sub-basin.
The eastern part of district ie, Dhanora, Etappali, Aheri and Sironcha talukas; are covered by the forest. Hills are located in the areas of Bhamaragad, Tipagad, Palasgad and Surjagad in the district.
Gadchiroli District is located on the North-Eastern side of the State of Maharashtra. It is situated between 18.43` to 21.50' North latitude and 79.45' to 80.53' East longitude and this essentially indicates the Gadchiroli District is located in the Deccan Plateau. The adjoining districts to Gadchiroli are Durg, Rajnandgaon of newly created Chhattisgarh State on the east, Chandrapur on the west, Bhandara on the north and Karim Nagar, Adilabad of Andra Pradesh & Jagdalpur(Chhattisgarh State) on the South.
The District Head-quarter is situated at Gadchiroli which is 180 Kms away from Nagpur and 80 Kms away from Chandrapur and 200 Km from Bhandara . The district is surrounded on West, South and East by the Wainganga, Godawari and Indrawati rivers respectively.
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Coordinates: 20°10'20"N 79°59'14"E
- Nagpur 163 km
- Karimnagar 208 km
- Warangal 239 km
- Visakhapatnam 399 km
- Guntur 423 km
- Nashik 657 km
- Pune 679 km
- Surat 766 km
- Mysuru 941 km
- Kochi 1193 km
- Gadchiroli lake 1.9 km
- Wainganga - Kathani Sangam 4.5 km
- Bodali lake 8.3 km
- KAPSI 12 km
- Antargaon lake 12 km
- gaav talav 16 km
- Umari Dam,Spillway and Reservoir. 18 km
- Asolamendha Dam,Spillway and Reservoir. 20 km
- "Uttar-wahini" Wainganga river (MARKANDESHWAR MANDIR) 23 km
- Bhendala 28 km
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