Gondia District, also known as Gondiya District, is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Gondia (Gondiya). The district occupies an area of 5,431 km² and has a population of 1,200,707 of which 11.95% were urban (as of 2001). The district is part of Nagpur Division.

Divisions

The district is divided into 2 sub-divisions, Gondia and Deori which are further divided into 8 talukas. Each sub-divisions consist 4 talukas. The Gondia sub-division consists Gondia, Goregaon, Tiroda and Arjuni More talukas while Deori sub-division consists Deori, Amgaon, Salekasa and Sadak Arjuni talukas. The district consists 556 Gram panchayats, 8 Panchayat Samitis and 954 revenue villages. Two municiplities in this district are Gondia and Tiroda.

The district has 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies, Gondia, Tiroda, Goregaon, Amgaon, Lakhandur and Sakoli. Lakhandur and Sakoli constituencies include parts of area of the Bhandara district also.

External links

Gondia district official website