Gondia
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Gondia
Gondiya, Gundiya | |
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City | |
• Body | Gondia Municipal Council |
• District collector[2] | Chinmay Gotmare, IAS |
• District Police Superintendent | Nikhil N. Pingale IPS[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st in Gondia District Vidarbha: 5th |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 132,821 |
• Rank | 1st in Gondia District Vidharbha: 5th |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
Literacy Rate | 93.70% |
Sex ratio | 991 per 1000 male. ♂/♀ |
HDI | 0.701 (Medium) |
Nearest city | Tirora (33km) |
Website | gondia |
Gondia (also spelled Gondiya) is a city and
History
The region is named after the Gondi people, an Adivasi group in central India. During British Rule , Proprietor of Gondia was Ponwar Rajpoot.[6]
During
Geography
Climate
Climate data for Gondia (1981–2010, extremes 1946–2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
46.1 (115.0) |
47.5 (117.5) |
47.5 (117.5) |
44.2 (111.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
47.5 (117.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
40.3 (104.5) |
42.3 (108.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 24.3 (0.96) |
22.9 (0.90) |
13.9 (0.55) |
8.8 (0.35) |
10.6 (0.42) |
180.5 (7.11) |
386.1 (15.20) |
374.5 (14.74) |
177.6 (6.99) |
46.5 (1.83) |
13.6 (0.54) |
11.4 (0.45) |
1,270.7 (50.03) |
Average rainy days | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 61.4 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
48 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 73 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 50 |
Source 1: India Meteorological Department[8][9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Government of Maharashtra[10] |
Location
Gondia is very close to the state of
Demographics
As per 2011 Indian Census, Gondia municipal corporation had a total population of 132,889, of which 66,756 were males and 66,133 females. Children in the age range of 0 to 6 were 12,835. The effective literacy (of population 7 years and above) of the city was 93.70%.[11]
Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
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Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated | |||||
2001[12] | 61418 | 59484 | 120902 | - | 77.072 | 7.147 | 0.524 | 0.779 | 13.508 | 0.817 | 0.137 | 0.015 |
2011[13] | 66500 | 66313 | 132813 | 0.099 | 76.228 | 7.483 | 0.472 | 0.760 | 13.804 | 0.692 | 0.088 | 0.473 |
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Economy
Agriculture
The city has a large number of rice mills.[14][15][failed verification] Agriculture is the main economic activity in Gondia. The main agricultural crops are paddy and sugarcane.[16][failed verification]
Industries
Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (APML), is 3 km away from Tirora on Tirora-Gondia state road. Coal is transported to Adani power, Ltd through a railway which is connected to Kachewani Railway Station. Water is being used from nearby weir constructed on Wainganga River. An 85.89% subsidiary of Adani Power Limited is implementing 3300 MW Thermal Power Station in Tirora.
Transportation
Road
The Mumbai–Nagpur–Kolkata Road is the only national highway passing through the district, covering a total distance of 99.37 km (62 mi). Gondia is situated about 170 km by road from Nagpur of Vidarbha region. The district has road links to adjoining districts Chandrapur, Bhandara, Nagpur. The city is well connected by roads. It takes around 4 hours journey from Nagpur by State Transport Bus to reach Gondia. Gondia has bus connectivity to Jabalpur, Nagpur, Raipur and Hyderabad.
Rail
Gondia Junction railway station is a junction in Maharashtra, with heavy passenger and goods traffic. It is an A-Grade station.
It lies on the
The Gondia–
Railway milestones for Gondia include:
- 1888 – Gondia Railway Station was opened to the public.
- 1901 – Satpura Express began first class service.
- 1903 – The first portion of Gondia–Nainpur was opened.[18]
- 1905 – Nainpur–Gondia line was extended to Jabalpur.[18]
- 1908 – Gondia–Nagbhir–Nagpur line was opened for traffic.[18]
- 1990-91 – Paniajob–Gondia and Gondia–Bhandara Road sections were electrified.[19]
- 1999 – Gauge-converted Gondia–Balharshah line opened.
- 2005 – Gauge-converted Gondia–Balaghat section opened.
Airport
References
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- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "गोंदिया संकेतस्थळ". gondia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Rice city".
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- ^ "Station: Gondia Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 293–294. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M142. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Climate and Seasons". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "C-01 population by religion - Census 2001". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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- ^ Behl, Manka (22 August 2016). "Rice mills at Gondia causing pollution". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Promote fortified rice manufacturing plants, Centre tells Maharashtra". Business Line. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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- ^ Railway Gazette International Supplement December 2007 p7
- ^ a b c "South Eastern Railway". 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Airstrips in Maharashtra". Maharashtra Public Works Department. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "MIDC airports". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Akola, Gondia next aviation hot spots". The Times of India. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.