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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Gadchiroli}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gadchiroli district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Maharashtra|District]] of [[Maharashtra]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Kotri river at Bhamragad.jpg
| image_caption = Kotri river near [[Bhamragad]]
| image_map = Gadchiroli in Maharashtra (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra
| coor_pinpoint = Gadchiroli
| coordinates = {{coord|20|11|10|N|80|00|19|E|region:IN-MH_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-nowiki|display=it}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = Administrative division
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nagpur Division]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Gadchiroli]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = {{collapsible list|1. [[Gadchiroli]], 2. [[Armori]], 3. [[Chamorshi]], 4. [[Mulchera]], 5. Aheri Taluka|Aheri, 6. [[Sironcha]], 7. [[Etapalli]], 8. [[Bhamragad]], 9. [[Desaiganj]], 10. [[Dhanora]], 11. [[Kurkheda]], 12. [[Korchi]]}}
| area_total_km2 = 14412
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,072,942
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 6.93%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 60.1%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 976
| leader_title = District Collector
| leader_name = Deepak Singla, IAS
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Gadchiroli-Chimur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gadchiroli-Chimur]] (shared with [[Chandrapur district]])<ref name="Election Commission website">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090306045236/http://164.100.9.199/ecimaps/ecipdf/state_pc_Map/Maharashtra.pdf Election Commission website]</ref>
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 63 (India)|NH 63]], NH 353C, NH 353D, NH 542 & NH 930
| blank1_name_sec1 =
| blank1_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 = Average annual precipitation
| blank_info_sec2 = 1704 mm
| website = [https://gadchiroli.gov.in/ Official website]
| official_name =
}}
'''Gadchiroli district''' is an administrative [[Districts of Maharashtra|district]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The city of [[Gadchiroli]] is the administrative headquarters of the district.

==Extent and history==
Maharashtra tapers in the east, where this district forms the south-east corner. The district is bordered by [[Gondia district]] to the north, [[Rajnandgaon district|Rajnandgaon]], [[Kanker district|Kanker]], [[Narayanpur district|Narayanpur]] and [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur]] districts of [[Chhattisgarh]] to the east, [[Jayashankar Bhupalpally district|Jayashankar Bhupalpally]] district of [[Telangana]] to the south, and [[Mancherial district|Mancherial]] and [[Komaram Bheem district|Komaram Bheem]] districts of Telangana and [[Chandrapur district]] to the west.

It was created on 26 August 1982 by the separation of Gadchiroli and Sironcha taluks from [[Chandrapur district]].

==Strategic planning==
The district is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2019-04-11 |access-date=2019-04-17}}</ref>

==Divisions==
The district is divided into three sub-divisions: Gadchiroli, [[Aheri, Gadchiroli|Aheri]] and [[Desaiganj]]. These are each further divided into four ''[[taluka]]s'': Gadchiroli sub-division consists of Gadchiroli, [[Dhanora]], [[Chamorshi]] and [[Mulchera]] talukas; Aheri sub-division consists of Aheri, [[Sironcha]], [[Etapalli]] and [[Bhamragad]] talukas; and Desaiganj (Wadsa) sub-division consists of Wadsa, [[Armori]], [[Kurkheda]] and [[Korchi]] talukas. There are 557 ''[[Gram panchayat|gram panchayats]]'' (village councils) and 1,688 [[Revenue Village]]s. The district has 12 ''[[panchayat samiti (block)|panchayat samitis]]'' (local development-block governments). Only three municipalities, Gadchiroli, Wadsa (Desaiganj), and Armori exist in the district.

Following the delimitation of the constituencies in 2008, the district had three [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) constituencies: [[Gadchiroli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gadchiroli]], [[Armori (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Armori]] and [[Aheri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Aheri]]. All of these are part of the newly carved [[Gadchiroli-Chimur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php |archive-date=2010-03-18 }}</ref>

===Natural geography===
Established on 26 August 1982
The main river basin of the district is the [[Godavari River|Godavari]], which flows west-to-east and forms the southern boundary of the district. The major tributaries of the Godavari are the [[Indravati River|Indravati]] and the [[Pranhita River|Pranhita]], the latter of which is formed by the confluence of the [[Wainganga River|Wainganga]] and the [[Wardha River|Wardha]] near Chaprala village of [[Chamorshi]] taluka.

[[Dhanora]], [[Etapalli]], Aheri and Sironcha talukas in the eastern part of the district are covered by forest. Hills are found in [[Bhamragad]], Tipagad, Palasgad and [[Surjagad]] area. The eastern part of Gadchiroli, bordering Chhattisgarh state, is mainly hilly and is tribal-dominated, similar to neighbouring Bastar region in Chhattisgarh.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,77,244|13=1911|14=2,25,086|15=1921|16=2,20,771|17=1931|18=2,54,088|19=1941|20=2,90,730|21=1951|22=3,24,962|23=1961|24=3,86,392|25=1971|26=5,22,229|27=1981|28=6,37,336|29=1991|30=7,87,010|31=2001|32=9,70,294|33=2011|34=10,72,942|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{Pie chart|thumb=left|label4=[[Islam]]|color6=Blue|color5=Yellow|color4=DarkGreen|color3=White|color2=DarkBlue|color1=Orange|label7=No religion|label6=[[Christianity]]|label5=[[Sarna sthal|Sarnaism]]|label3=Other religion|value1=86.44|label2=[[Buddhism]]|label1=[[Hinduism]]|caption='''Religion in Gadchiroli'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.in/data/religion/district/346-gadchiroli.html|title=Gadchiroli district Census, 2011|publisher=[[Government of India]]|website=Census of India|others=[[2011 Census of India]]}}</ref>|value7=0.63|value6=0.36|value5=0.04|value4=1.96|value3=2.80|value2=7.71|color7=Black}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Gadchiroli district has a population of 1,072,942,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Cyprus]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Rhode Island 1,052,567
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2011-01-01
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 424th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|74|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] during 2001–2011 was 10.46%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Gadchiroli has a [[sex ratio]] of 975 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.55%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

Scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribe population in the district is 120,745 and 415,306, making up 11.25% and 38.70% of the population respectively. Almost 85% of the tribals are [[Gondi people|Gonds]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703215108/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/India_WhizMap/IndiaMap.htm |archive-date=3 July 2007 }}</ref>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 56.38% of the population in the district spoke [[Marathi language|Marathi]], 14.21% [[Gondi language|Gondi]], 9.47% [[Santali language|Santali]], 8.87% [[Telugu language|Telugu]], 5.12% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 2.15% [[Hindi]] and 1.69% [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{As of|2011}} it is the second-least-populous district of Maharashtra (out of [[Districts of Maharashtra|39]]), after [[Sindhudurg district|Sindhudurg]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2019-04-19 | year = 2019 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==Economy==
The district is categorised as tribal and undeveloped, with farming as the main occupation. Forests cover more than 79.36% of the hilly geographical of the district. The district produces [[bamboo]] and Tendu leaves, and [[Rice|paddy]] is the main agricultural product. Other agriculture includes sorghum, linseed, pigeonpea (tur), and wheat.

The only large-scale industry in the district is a paper mill at Ashti in [[Chamorshi]] taluka and the paper pulp factory at Desaiganj. There are many rice mills in the district. The Tussar [[silk worm]] centre is in [[Armori]] taluka. {{convert|18.5|km}} of [[railway]] lines pass through the district.

The district is known for activity of [[Naxalite]]s – the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army – who have taken shelter in the dense forests and hills.

In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Gadchiroli among the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most-backward districts]] (out of a total of 640).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the twelve districts in Maharashtra currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=2012-04-05 }}</ref>

==Health==

The [[Lok Biradari Prakalp]]a (LBP) situated at [[Hemalkasa]] in the [[Bhamragad]] taluka is one of the major institutions offering healthcare and education services to the local [[Madia Gond]] tribals. LBP was envisioned by the late Gandhian, Dr. Murlidhar Devidas Amte, fondly called [[Baba Amte]]. His family consisting of [[Dr. Prakash Amte]], Dr. Mandakini Amte and their children currently work at the LBP.<ref>[http://lokbiradariprakalp.org/ People's Brotherhood Project]. Lok Biradari Prakalp. Retrieved on 2016-07-31.</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2018}}

==Education==
The government recently established Gondwana University on dated 27 September 2011 in Gadhchiroli district.<ref name="gondwanauniversity">{{cite web|url=http://gondwanauniversity.org/|publisher=gondwanauniversity.org|title=404|access-date=2017-04-10}}</ref>

=== High schools ===
*Gondwana Sainiki Vidyalaya, Gadchiroli
*Platinum Jubilee School and Junior College (Science), Gadchiroli
*Shriniwas High School Ankisa
*Dharmarao High School Sironcha
*Republic English Medium School, Aheri
*School Of Scholars, Gadchiroli
*Rampuri Primary School
*Shri. Shivaji High School, Gadchiroli
*Z.P. High School, Gadchiroli
*Carmel High School, Gadchiroli
*Vasant Vidyalaya High School
*Rani Durgavati High School & Junior College Allapalli
*Netaji Subhash Chandra Jr. College, Sundernagar
*Indira Gandhi Memoriyal High School & Junior College, Subhashgram
*Mahatma Gandhi vidyalaya, [[Armori (Maharashtra)|Armori]]
*Dr. Ambedkar vidyalaya, Armori
*Hitakarani high school, Armori
*Swami Vivekanda Vidyalaya, Armori
*Adarsh English High school, Desaiganj (wadsa)
*Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya, Desaiganj (Wadsa)
*Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vidyalaya, Desaiganj (Wadsa)
*Pushpa Priya Devi High School & Junior science College Jimalgatta

=== Model school Aheri ===
*Platinum Jubilee School & Jr. College (science)
*Shriniwas Junior College, Ankisa
*Z. P. Junior College of Science Sironcha
*Shivaji Junior Science College
*Govt ITI Complex, Gadchiroli
*Mahatma Gandhi junior college, Armori
*N.S.C Jr. College Sundarnagar
*Adarsh English High School & Junior College, Desaiganj (Wadsa)
*Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya & Junior College, Desaiganj (Wadsa)

=== Senior (degree) colleges ===
*Bhagvantrao Arts College Sironcha
*Shivaji Science College Gadchiroli
*Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Gadchiroli
*Government Science College, Gadchiroli
*Government Polytechnic, Gadchiroli
*College of Agriculture, Sonapur complex Gadchiroli
*Model College Gadchiroli
*Namdeorao Poreddiwar College of Engineering and Technology<ref name="ncet">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncet.org.in/|publisher=ncet.org.in|title=NAMDEORAO POREDDIWAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY GADCHIROLI|access-date=2017-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331194556/http://www.ncet.org.in/|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Fule-Ambedkar College of Social Work, Gadchiroli
*Mahatma Gandhi college, Armori
*Chanakya Academy, Aheri (Competitive Exam Coaching Classes Center)
*Adarsh Mahavidyalaya Art & Com. Desaiganj (Wadsa)
Sainath Adhayapak vidyalaya, Murkhala
Prof.Jogendra kawade college Vairagad
Shri govindrao Munghate Art and Science college kurkheda

==Important places==
[[File:View of Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary.jpg|thumb|Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* Wadadham Fossil Park, tah, Sironcha
* Chaprala [[Wildlife sanctuaries of India|Wildlife Sanctuary]]
* Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary
* [[Lok Biradari Prakalp]], Hemalkasa
* Binagunda waterfall, Bhamragad
* [[Tipagad]], tah. Korchi
* Khobramendha, tag dhanora
* Bhandareshwar temple, tag Armori
* Search hospital, Chatgaon
* Desaiganj Wadsa, market place
* Markanda dev, Tah Chamorshi
* Somnur sangam tah, Sironcha
* Pranhita Sangam tah, Sironcha
* Triveni sangam bhamragad

==See also==

*[[Make In Maharashtra]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://gadchiroli.gov.in/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121129062849/http://mygadchiroli.com/down3.html Tourist place in Gadchiroli district]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Gadchiroli district
|North = [[Gondiya district]]
|Northeast = [[Rajnandgaon district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|East = [[Kanker district]], [[Chhattisgarh]] [[Narayanpur district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|Southeast = [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]], [[Chhattisgarh]]
|South = [[Karimnagar district]], [[Telangana]]
|Southwest = [[Adilabad district]], [[Telangana]]
|West = [[Chandrapur district]]
|Northwest = [[Bhandara district]]
}}
{{vidarbha}}
{{Maharashtra}}
{{Godavari basin}}
{{Authority control}}

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