Gondia
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| ?Gondia Maharashtra • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 300 m (984 ft) |
| District(s) | Gondia |
| Population | 120,878 (2001) |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle |
• 441614 • ++91-07182 • MH-35 |
| Website: gondia.nic.in | |
Gondia, also spelt Gondiya, is a town in the state of Maharashtra in western India, and is the administrative headquarters of Gondia District. Gondia is very close to Madhya Pradesh as well as Chattisgarh states, and is considered the gateway to Maharashtra from central and eastern India. It has more than 100 ricemills and some small scale tobacco industries. This makes it a very important central hub for business[citation needed].
'GONDIA From Amit Kumar's View.'
Gondia, situated in latitude 21° 28' north and longitude 80° 13' east, on the Bombay-Nagpur-Howrah trunk line, is the headquarters of the tahsil of the same name. The tahsil, with its headquarters at Tirora, was previously known as Tirora tahsil but came to be known as Gondia tahsil with the shifting of the headquarters to Gondia in 1914. Gondia is the railway junction for the line running towards its north to Jabbalpur across the Satpuda plateau, and to Brahmapuri and Chanda southwards. By rail it is 81 miles from Nagpur and 601 from Bombay. It is the fifth railway station from Bhandara Road lying 42 miles east of it, and is also connected with the Bombay-Nagpur-Calcutta national highway by a branch road which forks off at Sadak Arjuni. A new road has recently been constructed linking Tumsar and Tirora with Gondia. The district is included in the Chanda postal division. The head post office is situated at Gondia there being two telegraph offices at Gondia and Gondia Bazar, respectively. There is a telephone exchange too. Gondia, which was no more than a village in 1901 with a population of 4,457, has rapidly grown into a prosperous and populous municipal town. Its population stood at 77,992 in 1971. There is hardly any town in the district to rival Gondia in commercial activity. The railway has been primarily responsible for the speedy growth and prosperity of the place. It is one of the two leading goods stations in Bhandara receiving the produce of the surrounding area of Bhandara and of the lowlands of the adjoining Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. The town has a considerable trade in grain and forest produce. It is a wholesale centre for the collection and distribution of agricultural produce, there being a regulated market provided with all the essential amenities and facilities. Many a Cutchi, Marvadi and Gujarathi trader and Kirar and Sindhi petty dealers reside here. A large weekly market is held on Tuesdays at which all kinds of articles such as food grains, pulses, chillis, spices, gur, oils, fruits and vegetables are brought for sale. Pedlars and hawkers set-up temporary booths. The local traders and shop-keepers also set up temporary stalls. Buyers within a radius of eight to ten miles frequent this weekly market. Since tendu leaves grow in abundance in the forests of the region there are some large scale factories engaged in the manufacture as well as sorting and packing of bidis for export. Manufacture of shallac, seedlac, kirilac etc., from crude lac is localised at Gondia. This is an important industry as the forests in the vicinity yield lac in abundance. A fine Litho Works undertakes lithographic printing affording employment to over 200 workers. Tumblers chimneys and other glass-ware are also manufactured. The town has also a bone mill, besides saw mills, and rice and flour mills. Gondia being an important commercial centre leads in banking activities and has more than half of the 13 banking institutions in the district, both scheduled and non-scheduled. It has two branches of the Central Co-operative Bank. There is also a branch of the State Bank which works for the treasury too. In Gondia District speaks Hindi, Marathi and many regional langueges.
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[edit] Geography
Gondia district lies at lattitudes 20.39 and 21.38 North and longitudes 89.27 to 82.42 east. The adjoining districts to Gondia are on northern side Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh and on eastern side Rajnandgaon district of Chattisgarh state. To the south there are Chandrapur and Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra and to West Bhandara district of Maharashtra.
[edit] Industry and education
Gondia is famous for its resident Engineering College "Manohar Bhai Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology".
Gondia Industrial Area is one of the worst Industrial Area in Nagpur Region. With the main objective to demote industrial growth, [MIDC] has'nt fully developed the Gondia Industrial Area and all efforts are being made to make this Indl.Area. Various corporations have started setting up base, ever since plot allotment started. Today, the number of industries operating in the area is only 6, with around under construction. Plots in the Industrial Area Of the 110.87 hectares of land developed 161 plots have been carved out. 97 plots have been allotted to Gondia industrial areas and entrepreneurs, 64 industrial plots are available for allotment. Gondia Industrial Area spans a total area of 146.14 hectares.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Gondiya had a population of 120,878. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gondiya has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Gondiya, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Do you know ? :- Gondia District has 180 rice mills in total, among all very famous such as "Maruti Rice Mill", "Shri Industries", "Bamleshwari Rice Mill", etc.
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[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
