was carved out on the 26th of August 1982 by the
division of erstwhile Chandrapur district. Earlier,
it was a part of Chandrapur District and only two
places namely Gadchiroli and Sironcha were tahsils
of Chandrapur District before the formation of
district was created on August 26, 1982 by bifurcating the
Chandrapur district in the place of Brahmapuri, which is
part of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. In ancient
times the region was ruled by the Rashtrakutas, the
Chalukyas, the Yadavas of Deogiri and later the Gonds of
Gadchiroli. In the 13th century Khandkya Ballal Shah
founded Chandrapur. He shifted his capital from Sirpur to
Chandrapur. Chandrapur subsequently came under Maratha
rule. In 1853, Berar, of which Chandrapur (then called
Chanda until 1964) was part, was ceded to the British East
India Company. In 1854, Chandrapur became an independent
district of Berar. In 1905, the British created the tehsil
of Gadchiroli by transfer of Zamindari Estate from
Chandrapur and Brahmapuri. It was part of the Central
Provinces till 1956, when with the reorganisation of the
states, Chandrapur was transferred to Bombay state. In
1960, when the new state of Maharashtra was created,
Chandrapur became a district of the state. In 1982
Chandrapur was divided, with Gadchiroli becoming an
independent district in the place of Brahmapuri.
is situated on the North-Eastern side of Maharashtra State
& district is situated on the North-Eastern side of
Maharashtra State & have State borders of Andhra
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Naxalism is highly prevalent in
Gadchiroli district and subsequently has been highlighted
as part of the Red Corridor, used to describe areas in
India that are plagued by Naxalites. They took the shelter
in the dense forest & hills of this district.
of the district is 10,72,942. Male and female population
is 5,41,328 and 5,31,614 respectively(As per Census 2011).
SC and ST population in the district is 1,20,754 and
4,15,306 (As per 2011 Census ). The literacy rate of
district is 66.03%(as per census 2011). The Tribal
Community population that resides in the district is 38.17
% ( As per Census 2011).
is categoried as Tribal and undeveloped district and most
of the land is covered with forest and hills. Forests
cover more than 75.96 % of the geographical area of the
district. This district is famous for Bamboo and Tendu
leaves. Paddy is the main agriculture produce in this
district. The other Agriculture Produce in the district
are Jwar, Linseed, Tur, Wheat. The Main profession of the
people is farming.
no large scale Industry in the entire district except the
Paper Mill at Ashti in Chamorshi Taluka and Paper Pulp
Factory at Desaiganj. Due to this, the district is
economically backward. There are many Rice Mills in the
district as the Paddy is the main agriculture produce
here.The Tussar Silk Worm Centre exist in Armori taluka of
the district. Only, 18.5 kilometers Railway route passes
through the district.
are spoken in the district ie, Gondi, Madiya , Marathi,
Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Chattisgadi.
is divided into six Sub-Divisions i.e. Gadchiroli,
Chamorshi, Aheri, Etapalli, Desaiganj and Kurkheda
respectively and each sub-division has two talukas. 467
Gram Panchayats and 1688 Revenue Villages. The district
has three Legislative Assembly Constituencies namely
Gadchiroli, Armori and Aheri. Basically, the district is
distributed into 12 talukas and 12 Panchayat Samitis.
Only, two Municipaltis exist in the district i.e. at
Gadchiroli and Wadsa.
river basin of the district is Godavari which borders the
southern boundary of the district and flows West to East.
The major sub-basins of the Godavari are Pranhita
sub-basins which is named after the confluence of two
major sub-basins ie Wainganga and Wardha River near
Chaprala village of Chamorshi Taluka; and Indravati
part of district ie, Dhanora, Etappali, Aheri and Sironcha
talukas; are covered by the forest. Hills are located in
the areas of Bhamaragad, Tipagad, Palasgad and Surjagad in