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About Gadchiroli District

Gadchiroli is a district in Maharashtra , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Gadchiroli was 1,072,942 with a growth rate of 10.58%. Gadchiroli covers 14,412 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Gadchiroli's population is 982 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 961 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Gadchiroli, Urban/Rural population of Gadchiroli, Literacy data of Gadchiroli and Religion wise data of Gadchiroli. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Gadchiroli,Maharashtra, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Gadchiroli

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 1,072,942 Growth (%) 10.58
Male Population 541,328 Sex Ratio 982
Female Population 531,614 Child Sex Ratio 961
Area ( In Km. Square ) 14,412

Gadchiroli has a total population of 1,072,942 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 541,328 while the female population 531,614. The state area is 14,412 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Gadchiroli has sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 961 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Gadchiroli

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 118,033 Rural Population 954,909
Urban Population (%) 11 Rural Population (%) 89
Urban male Population 60,038 Rural Male Population 481,290
Urban Female Population 57,995 Rural Female Population 473,619
Urban Sex Ratio 966 Rural Sex Ratio 984

Gadchiroli urban population is 118,033 (11.00% of the total), while the rural population is 954,909 (89.00% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 10.58% overall.

Among the urban population 60,038 are males, and 57,995 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 966 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 481,290 are males and 473,619 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 984 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Gadchiroli

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 708,365 Literacy (%) 74.36
Male Literate 395,110 Male Literacy (%) 82.31
Female Literate 313,255 Female Literacy (%) 66.27
Urban Literate 94,594 Rural Literate 613,771
Urban Male Literates 50,517 Urban Male Literacy (%) 93.71
Rural Male Literates 344,593 Rural Male Literacy (%) 80.87
Urban Female Literates 44,077 Urban Female Literacy (%) 84.16
Rural Female Literates 269,178 Rural Female Literacy (%) 64.05

The literacy data of Gadchiroli highlights a total literacy rate stands at 74.36% with 708,365 literate individuals. Male literacy is 82.31% while female literacy is lower at 66.27% among them, 395,110 males and 313,255 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 94,594 people being literate, with men at 93.71% and female at 84.16%, compared to rural areas whereas 613,771 people are literate, with male at 80.87% and female at 64.05%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Gadchiroli

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 927,411 Hindu (%) 86.44
Muslim 21,063 Muslim (%) 1.96
Sikh 681 Sikh (%) 0.06
Christian 3,872 Christian (%) 0.36
Jain 454 Jain (%) 0.04
Buddhist 82,695 Buddhist (%) 7.71
Other 30,047 Other (%) 2.80
Not Avaiable 6,719 Not Avaiable (%) 0.63

Gadchiroli population is mostly hindu (86.44%) with a total 927,411 people. Muslim(1.96%) with a total 21,063 people. Sikh are (0.06%) with a total 681 people. Smaller communities include Christian (0.36% with 3,872 people). Jain (0.04% with 454 people) Buddhist (7.71% with 82,695 people) and Other (2.80% with 30,047 people). Around (0.63% with 6,719 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Gadchiroli.

List of Tehsils in Gadchiroli

12

Aheri

Area: 2,283 Km2

Population

116,992

Male

58,916%

Females

58,076

Armori

Area: 718 Km2

Population

97,097

Male

48,887%

Females

48,210

Bhamragad

Area: 1,421 Km2

Population

36,325

Male

18,319%

Females

18,006

Chamorshi

Area: 1,314 Km2

Population

179,120

Male

90,759%

Females

88,361

Desaiganj

Area: 263 Km2

Population

83,607

Male

42,014%

Females

41,593

Dhanora

Area: 1,737 Km2

Population

82,698

Male

41,529%

Females

41,169

Etapalli

Area: 2,267 Km2

Population

81,713

Male

40,959%

Females

40,754

Gadchiroli

Area: 897 Km2

Population

145,963

Male

74,274%

Females

71,689

Korchi

Area: 680 Km2

Population

42,811

Male

21,087%

Females

21,724

Kurkheda

Area: 840 Km2

Population

86,073

Male

43,582%

Females

42,491

Mulchera

Area: 736 Km2

Population

45,787

Male

23,438%

Females

22,349

Sironcha

Area: 1,257 Km2

Population

74,756

Male

37,564%

Females

37,192

Common questions about Gadchiroli

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Gadchiroli district had a population of 1,072,942. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Gadchiroli is divided into 12 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Gadchiroli is 982 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Gadchiroli is 961 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Gadchiroli is 74.36 per cent. That works out to 708,365 literate people.

Gadchiroli covers an area of 14,412 square kilometres.

954,909 people in Gadchiroli live in rural areas and 118,033 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Gadchiroli grew by 10.58 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Gadchiroli is a district of Maharashtra. You can open Maharashtra from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.