Gadchiroli is a town and a municipal council in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, central India. It is located on eastern side of Maharashtra, and is the administrative headquarters of the district. The main river flowing through city is the Vainganga. The landscape is lush and green during the monsoon season which is prone to flooding.
Gadchiroli district is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Gadchiroli is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Gadchiroli district is situated in the southeastern corner of Maharashtra, and is bounded by Chandrapur district to the west, Gondia district to the north, Chhattisgarh state to the east, and Telangana state to the south and southwest. Gadchiroli district was created on 26 August 1982 by the separation of Gadchiroli and Sironcha taluka (administrative divisions) from Chandrapur district. As of 2011 it is the second-least-populous district of Maharashtra (out of 39), after Sindhudurg.
The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.
Gadchiroli is known for its forests. Teak is grown commercially and bamboos are used for various crafts.
Transport
Gadchiroli is connected by roads to Chandrapur, Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia. There are no rail connections to Gadchiroli, with the nearest line passing through Vadsa (Desaiganj). The condition of roadways in the area is being improved to provide improved security against the recent Naxilite insurgency.
Education
High schools
Platinum Jubilee School and Junior College (Science), Gadchiroli
School Of Scholars, Gadchiroli
Rampuri Primary School
Shri. Shivaji High School, Gadchiroli
Z.P. High School, Gadchiroli
Carmel High School, Gadchiroli
Vasant Vidyalaya High School
Rani Durgavati High School & Junior College
Netaji Subhash Chandra Junior College, Sundernagar
Indira Gandhi Memoriyal High School & Junior college, Subhashgram
Govt. Science college, gadchiroli
Govt. Agriculture college, gadchiroli
Gondwana university PGTT campus, gadchiroli
Kisan Vidyalaya,Jepra
Junior colleges
Platinum Jubilee School and Junior College (Science)
Shivaji Junior Science College
Government ITI complex, Gadchiroli
Senior (degree) colleges
Shivaji Science College, Gadchiroli
Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Gadchiroli
Government Science College, Gadchiroli
Government Polytechnic, Gadchiroli
Government Agriculture College, Sonapur complex, Gadchiroli
Model College, Gadchiroli
Namdeorao Poreddiwar College of Engineering and Technology
J.S.P.M. Arts and Commerce College, Dhanora
University
All the degree colleges in Gadchiroli are now affiliated with the recently established Gondwana University, Gadchiroli. The government of Maharashtra established Gondwana university by splitting RTM Nagpur University, purported to be a major revolution in education for the tribal youth in the district.
Politics
Currently, the MP of Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency is Mr. Ashok Nete. The MLA from different constituencies within are:
Aheri – Mr. Ambrishrao Raje Satyawanrao Atram
Gadchiroli – Dr. Deorao Madguji Holi
Armori – Mr. Krushna Damaji Gajbe
Notable places
Some notable places in the town include:
Semana-Hanuman Temple – About 4 km (2.5 mi) from center of town (Gandhi Chowk)
Hemalkasa – Situated in Bhamragarh Block (east side of district), 186 km (116 mi) from Gadchiroli.
Allapalli – Known as Teak City of District, where all forest administration offices and the main marketline, educational and other resources.
Markhanda – A temple dedicated to Lord Shiva on the banks of Wainganaga. There is a big fair on Mahashivratri
BILT (Ashti) – A unit of Ballarpur Paper Mills in Ashti.
Gadchiroli lake – located at the centre of the city.
Vairagad Fort – Built by the Gond kings as their residence and fortress, near Armori town.
Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary – About 80 km (50 mi) from district centre.
Five Carved Stones – This sacred place is situated at Pachpande, about a kilometer north of Vairagad. It is believed that the Pandava brothers stayed here during their exile.
Bhandareshwar – An ancient temple to Lord Shiva situated to the west of Vairagad village, high on a mound at the confluence of the Khobragadi and Vainlochna rivers. This shrine is a good example of architecture and the carved walls are believed to be from the Hemadpanth period.
Adishakti Temple – Situated at Vairagad, this temple enshrines an idol of Adishakti Devi, found during a 1986 excavation. The idol has four hands and is an example of the carvings undertaken by the sculptors of the erstwhile era.
Divisions
The district is divided into three sub-divisions: Gadchiroli, Aheri and Desaiganj. These are each further divided into four talukas: Gadchiroli sub-division consists of Gadchiroli, Dhanora, Chamorshi and Mulchera talukas; Aheri sub-division consists of Aheri, Sironcha, Etapalli and Bhamragad talukas; and Desaiganj (Wadsa) sub-division consists of Wadsa, Armori, Kurkheda and Korchi talukas. There are 467 gram panchayats (village councils) and 1,688 Revenue Villages. The district has 12 panchayat samitis (local development-block governments). Only two municipalities, Gadchiroli and Wadsa (Desaiganj), exist in the district.
Following the delimitation of the constituencies in 2008, the district had three Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies: Gadchiroli, Armori and Aheri. All of these are part of the newly carved Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency.
Important places
Wadadham Fossil Park
Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Lok Biradari Prakalp, Hemalkasa
Binagunda waterfall, bhamragad
Tipagad, tah. Korchi
Khobramendha, tag dhanora
Bhandareshwar temple, tag Armori
Search hospital, chatgaon
Desaiganj Wadsa, market place
Markanda dev ,tah chamorshi.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadchiroli