Breif District Profile

Geographical Location	Latitude	20.39 and 21.38 North
	Longitude	79.27 ते 80.42 East
	Area	5234 sq. km
	To North	Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)
	To East	Rajnandgaon (Chattisgarh)
	To South	Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)
	To West	Bhandara (Maharashtra)
Rainfall	Average Rainfall	1220.3 mm. (1352.01 mm (year 2024))
Governance Structure Local Self-Government Institutions	Administrative Division	Nagpur Division
	Sub-Division	Gondia, Tiroda, Arjuni Morgaon, Devari
	Taluka/Block	Gondia, Tiroda, Arjuni Morgaon, Devari, Sadak Arjuni, Goregaon, Amgaon, Salekasa
	Cities	10
	Populated Villages	883
	Uninhabited Villages	59
	Panchayat Samiti	Gondia, Tiroda, Arjuni Morgaon, Devari, Sadak Arjuni, Goregaon, Amgaon, Salekasa
	Nagar Parishad	Amgaon, Gondia, Tiroda
	Nagar Panchayat	Arjuni Morgaon, Devari, Sadak Arjuni, Goregaon, Salekasa
	Gram Panchayat	547
Demographics (2011 Census)	Total Population	13,22,507
	Males	6,61,554
	Females	6,60,953
	Rural Population	10,96,577
	Urban Population	2,25,930
	Scheduled Castes	13.3%
	Scheduled Tribes	16.2%
	Population Density	253 Per Sq. Km.
	Households	(Rural-2,51,716) (Urban- 28,809)
	Sex Ration	999/1000
	Religion-wise Population-	Hindu- 87.3% Buddhist- 9.4% Muslim- 2.0% Other- 1.3%
Literacy Rate	Literacy	85% (92% Male) (77.9% Female)
Rivers	Major Rivers	Wainganga, Bagh, Pangoli, Gadhavi, Chulband, Bawanthadi
Forest Area	Total Forest Area	2672.70 sq. km
	Reserved Forest Area	56.2%
	Protected Forest Area	26.8%
	Unclassified Area	17.0%