DISTRICT AT A GLANCE District Headquarter Gadchiroli Geographical Area of District 14412 Sq. K.M. Geographical Location 18.43 to 21.50 North Latitudes, 79.45 to 80.53 East Latitudes Altitude - 217 mtr (715 ft) Temperature (1998) Min. 11.3 D.C. Max. 47.7 D.C. Average Rainfall (2011) 840.7 m.m. No of Sub Divisions (6) 1. Gadchiroli 2.Desaiganj (Wadsa) 3. Aheri 4. Chamorshi 5. Etapalli 6. Kurkheda No of Talukas 12 Villages in the District 1679 No. of Cities 2 ( Gadchiroli, Desaiganj) No of Grampanchayats 457 Municipalities (2) 1. Gadchiroli 2. Desaiganj Nagar Panchayats (10) Armori, Kurkheda, Korchi, Dhanora, Chamorshi, Mulchera, Aheri, Etapalli, Sironcha, Bhamragad Loksabha Constituencies(1) Chimur-Gadchiroli Assembly Constituencies(3) Gadchiroli, Armori, Aheri Police Stations 29 Police Out Post 31 Population (2011) Total 1072942 Male 541328 Female 531614 Density 67 Per K.M.(C-2001) Female/Male Ratio 982/1000 Literacy (Census 2011) Total 66.03 % Male 72.98 % Female 58.92 % Health Civil Hospital 1 Rural Hospitals 13 Primary Health Centres 45 Public Health Units 36 Net Cultivated Area(2002-2003) 190282 Hect. Major Crops Paddy No. of Co-operative Societies(2010-11) 940 Education (2010-11) Primary Schools 1632 Students 110400 Teachers 4878 Secondary Schools 328 Students 109300 Teachers 3397 Senior Colleges 58 Students 11668 Technical Education(2010-11) Government I.T.I. 12 Private I.T.I. 4 Admission Capacity 3128 Polytechnic 1 Polytechnic Adm. Capacity 300 Vocational Colleges 19 Admission Capacity 2448 Road & Transport (2008-09)(Source-DSO) Rail Track 18.46 K.M. Proposed National Highway 59 K.M. Major State Highway 367 K.M. State Highway/ Roads 1772 K.M. Major District Roads 1941 K.M. Other District Roads 1880 K.M. Village Roads 4916 K.M. Below Poverty Line (BPL) Families (2002-07) Total BPL Families 112538 SC Families 18888 ST Families 42537 No. of Electrified Villages & Cities 1446 No. of Tribal Ashram Schools (2008-09) 101 Student Capacity 35582 No. of Fair Price Shop (Working) 1063 Historical & Religious Places Markanda, Chaprala, Allapalli, Vairagad Forest Cover & It's Percentage 1133009 Hec., 75.96 % Animal Husbandry (2003) Total Live Stock 1072125 Veterinary Dispensers 90 Veterinary Aid Centres 44 Mobile Veterinary Hospitals 7 District Polyclinic 1 Mini Polyclinic 6 Media Daily Newspapers 4 Weekly Newspaper 14 .