Armori आरमोरी |
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Main road in Armori
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Location in Maharashtra, India | |
Coordinates: 20°28′N 79°59′E / 20.46°N 79.98°ECoordinates: 20°28′N 79°59′E / 20.46°N 79.98°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Gadchiroli |
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 441208 |
Telephone code | 07137 |
Armori is a town and a tehsil in the Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
It is located on the left banks of the Wainganga River, a tributary of the Pranahita River which meets the Godavari River.
Armori is located at 20°28′N 79°59′E / 20.46°N 79.98°E. It has an average elevation of 199 metres (676 feet).
It is part of Desaiganj subdivision of Gadchiroli district along with the tehsils Desaiganj, Kurkheda and Korchi.
Armori is major education hub in Gadchiroli district apart from Gadchiroli and Wadsa. Mahatma Gandhi Art, Science and Late Nasruddinbhai Panjwani Commerce College, Armori offers some unique courses among others. Facilities in the college are excellent and up-to-date. Campus is beautiful and calm. It runs post graduate courses along with some Ph. D. courses. There are other good colleges, schools and Kindergarten schools in the town. In Armori, there are 3 senior colleges, 6 junior colleges, 2 B.Ed. colleges and 2 D.Ed. colleges. Town is also just 20 km far from Government polytechnique college, Brahmpuri and around 40 km far from an Engineering college at Gadchiroli.
Armori has big sub-district hospital at the heart of town. Being a government hospital, it is also very affordable. There are many good private practitioners in the town as well.
There are many nationalized and co-operative district banks in Armori (Bank of India, State Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra), There are few other co-operative banks as well. Bank of India (BOI)and Bank of Maharashtra have ATMs in the heart of town.