Gondia

Gondia
Gondiya, Gundiya
City
From top, left to right: Gondia Airport,Gondia Junction, Gateway (Taj) Hotel , Mini Eiffel Tower
Nickname: 
Rice city
Map
Gondia in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21°27′35″N 80°11′42″E / 21.4598°N 80.195°E / 21.4598; 80.195
Country India
State Maharashtra
DistrictGondia
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyGondia Municipal Council
 • District collector[2]Chinmay Gotmare, IAS
 • District Police SuperintendentNikhil N. Pingale IPS[1]
Area
 • Total
55 km2 (21 sq mi)
 • Rank1st in Gondia District Vidarbha: 5th
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
132,821
 • Rank1st in Gondia District Vidharbha: 5th
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
DemonymGondiakar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
441601,441614
Telephone code+91-07182
Vehicle registrationMH-35
Official languageMarathi[3]
Literacy Rate93.70%
Sex ratio991 per 1000 male. ♂/♀
HDIIncrease 0.701 (Medium)
Websitegondia.nic.in

Gondia (also spelled as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is a city and headquarters of eponymous Gondia District in Maharashtra, India.[4] Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area.[5][failed verification] Gondia Airport (also known as Birsi airport) is the only airport in the district.

  1. ^ "organ trafficking case related to naxalites gondia s sp nikhil pingle sar 75 zws 70". Loksatta (in Marathi). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ "District Gondia - Collectorate". Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. ^ "गोंदिया संकेतस्थळ". gondia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Rice city".