Desaiganj

Desaiganj (Wadsa)
New Wadsa
town
Nickname(s): Rice Town
Desaiganj (Wadsa)

Location in Maharashtra, India

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 (2011)
 • Total 83,600
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration MH-33
Nearest city Nagpur

Desaiganj also known as Desaiganj (Wadsa) is a town and a municipal council in the Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Old Wadsa village is situated few km to the south.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,[1] Desaiganj has 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 agriculture dominated. Desaiganj sub-division consists Wadsa, Armori, Kurkheda and Korchi talukas. There are 467 Gram Panchayats and 1688 Revenue Villages.

Desaiganj is the most developed town in whole Gadchiroli District, well connected by Railways & roads to the rest part of India. Trains for Hyderabad,Bangalore ,Chennai, Raipur, Bilaspur & Darbhanga are available. It's a market hub for rice, cloths, electronics, grocery for Gadchiroli, Gondia, Bhandara and also Chandrapur district. It is safe from Naxalite activities. Marathi is widely spoken language here. Desaiganj is religiously very balanced & peaceful town. Hinduism and Islam are the major religions in Desaiganj. In Desaiganj mandir, gurudwara, masjid, church all could be seen.

In Desaiganj many politicians like Babasaheb Ambedkar,Indira Gandhi(PM), Rajiv Gandhi(PM), Narshimha Rao(PM), Balasaheb Thakre, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar (CM),Ashok Chavhan(CM), Vilasrao Deshmukh(CM), RR Patil have visited.

Economy

This is a small town. People mainly rely on farming. The crops produced here are rice, wheat, different types of lentils, groundnut, soyabeans etc. There are many small scale industries cropping up, beside some existing one's like a 10 MW power plant, a sugar factory, a medicine factory and two fertilizer plants. It's a center market for rice trading, also nowadays becoming popular for garment market.

References

  1. ↑ "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.