Gadchiroli district
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Gadchiroli district गडचिरोली जिल्हा |
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| District of Maharashtra | |
 Location of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra |
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| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Administrative division | Nagpur Division |
| Headquarters | Gadchiroli |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Gadchiroli-Chimur (shared with Chandrapur district) (Based on Election Commission website) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,412 km2 (5,565 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9,70,294 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.93% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 60.1% |
| • Sex ratio | 976 |
| Major highways | NH-16 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1,704 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Gadchiroli district (Marathi: गडचिरोली जिल्हा) is an administrative district in Maharashtra, India. The town 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 August 26, 1982 by the separation of Gadchiroli and Sironcha tehsils 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.
The main river basin of the district is the Godavari, which flows west to east and forms the southern boundary of the district. The major tributaries of the Godavari are the Indravati and the Pranhita, which is in turn formed by the confluence of the Wainganga and the Wardha near Chaprala village of Chamorshi Taluka.
Dhanora, Etapalli, Aheri and Sironcha talukas in the eastern part of the district are covered by forest. Hills are found in Bhamragad, Tipagad, Palasgad and Surjagad area. The western part of Gadchiroli is mainly hilly area.
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