Desaiganj
| Desaiganj | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Desaiganj | |
| Coordinates: 20°38′12″N 79°59′09″E / 20.6367°N 79.9859°ECoordinates: 20°38′12″N 79°59′09″E / 20.6367°N 79.9859°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Gadchiroli |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 24,786 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Brahmapuri |
Desaiganj is a town (a Tahsil Place) and a municipal council in the Gadchiroli district of the state of Maharashtra, India.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census,[1] Desaiganj had a population of 24,786. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Desaiganj has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 77%; female literacy is 62%. In Desaiganj, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The town is situated on the banks of river wainganga and is an agriculture dominated. It is also called as Wadsa with only Railway station in Gadchiroli district. Desaiganj (Wadsa) sub-division consists Wadsa, Armori, Kurkheda and Korchi talukas. There are 467 Gram Panchayats and 1688 Revenue Villages.
Wadsa is the most developed town in whole Gadchiroli District, well connected by Railways & roads to the rest part of India. Trains for Banglore and Chennai are available. It's a market hub for Gadchiroli and also Chandrapur district District. It is safe from Naxalite activities. Marathi is widely spoken language here other than Hindi. Wadsa is religiously very balanced & peaceful town; Hindus and Muslims are the major religion dominating Wadsa.
Economics
This is a small town in which people mainly rely on farming. The crops produced here are wheat, different types of lentils, cotton, sunflower, groundnut, soybeans etc. There are many small scale industries cropping up, beside some existing one's like a 10 MW power plant, a medicine factory and two fertilizer plants. There is also Sugar Factory which helps farmer to utilise sugarcane. Banking fascility is also available. Nationalised banks include SBI, Bank of Maharastra, Union bank of India and also co-operative bank is available.
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
