Gondiya
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Gondia Gondiya |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): Rice City | |
 Gondia
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| Coordinates: 21°27′35″N 80°11′42″E / 21.4598°N 80.195°ECoordinates: 21°27′35″N 80°11′42″E / 21.4598°N 80.195°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Gondia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local |
| • Body | Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevationd | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2011)(urban agglomeration ≈ 180,000) | |
| • Total | 132,821 |
| • Rank | 256 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 441601,441614 |
| Telephone code | +91-07182 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-35 |
| Sex ratio | 991 per 1000 male. ♂/♀ |
| Website | gondia |
Gondia also spelt as Gondiya is a major city in the state of Maharashtra in Central India, and is the administrative headquarters of the Gondia District. Gondia is known as Rice City of India due to the abundance of rice mills in the area. It is also famous for its historical airport that was built by the British during the 1940s. Gondia is very close to the state of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattishgarh, and is considered the gateway to Maharashtra from Central and Eastern India.There are large number of rice mills and some small scale tobacco industries.
In ancient time, this region was ruled over by Gond kings. The main business at that time was to collect lak (sealing wax) from Palas tree and gum from Babul tree, gum is called as gond in Hindi, therefore the name Gondia is tagged to the place.
Gondia railway station is an important junction and has heavy passenger and goods traffic. It is an A-Grade station on Howrah-Mumbai route. The station has seven platforms. All platforms have adequately been provided with amenities such as potable water, tea stalls, benches and waiting sheds. There is a fruit stall and a book stall too. The station is also equipped with A/C waiting rooms for passengers travelling by upper accommodation classes and a waiting hall for passengers travelling by lower accommodation classes.
Gondia is situated on the broad gauge Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. The Gondia–Jabalpur Junction (Madhya Pradesh) section of South East Central Railway runs north–south, along the valley of the Wainganga River. The line was formerly narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) along its entire length, but the section between Gondia and Balaghat was converted to broad gauge in 2005–2006, connecting Balaghat to India's national broad gauge network for the first time. Work is underway to convert the Balaghat–Jabalpur section to broad gauge as well.
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