Gondia district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Maharashtra
- Division
- Nagpur
- Established
- 1 May 1999
- Headquarters
- Gondia
- Tehsils
- 1. Gondia , 2. Goregaon , 3. Tirora , 4. Arjuni Morgaon , 5. Deori , 6. Amgaon , 7. Salekasa , 8. Sadak Arjuni
- Body
- Gondia Zilla Parishad
- Guardian minister
- Aditi Tatkare , ( Cabinet Minister )
- President zilla parishad
- Layakram Bhendarkar
- District collector
- Prajit Nair (IAS)
- Ceo zilla parishad
- Anil Patil (IAS)
- Mps
- Prashant Yadaorao Padole , ( Bhandara-Gondiya ) Namdeo Kirsan , ( Gadchiroli–Chimur )
- Total
- 5,234 km (2,021 sq mi)
- Density
- 252.7/km (654.4/sq mi)
- Urban
- 17.08%
- Literacy
- 85.41%
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 ( IST )
- Vehicle registration
- MH-35
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of India
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Nagpur division
- Capital
- Gondia
- Population
- 1322507
- Area
- 4843
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Shares border with
- Bhandara district
- Official website
- gondia.gov.in
- Households
- 292369
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- Gondia district
- male population
- 661554
- female population
- 660953
- urban population
- 225930
- rural population
- 1096577
- literate population
- 1004243
- illiterate population
- 318264
- short name
- GON
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Encyclopedic overview
Gondia district (also known as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Gondia. The district occupies an area of 5,234 km (2,021 sq mi) and has a population of 1,322,507, of which 17.08% were urban (as of 2011). Gondia district is located north eastern part of Maharashtra.
The district is part of the Nagpur Division. It is colloquially known as the "Rice City" due to its abundant rice production. Gondia is also known for the Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve, a major wildlife sanctuary in the Vidarbha region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gondia district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.