Gondia (district)

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Gondia district
District map
State Maharashtra
Division : Nagpur
Administrative headquarters : Gondia
Area : 5,234 km²
Residents : 1,322,507
Population density : 253 inhabitants / km²
Website : District website

The district of Gondia (also Gondiya ; Marathi : गोंदिया जिल्हा ) is one of 35 districts of the state of Maharashtra in India .

The city of Gondia (also Gondiya) is the administrative seat of the district that belongs to the Nagpur division and the Vidarbha region . The last census in 2011 showed a total population of 1,322,507 people.

history

From pre-Christian times to the year 1345, the area - like the entire region - was ruled by various Buddhist and Hindu rulers. The first state known by name was the Maurya Empire , the last non-Muslim dynasty were the Gond. After decades of military clashes with Muslim rulers in northern India, it was occupied by Muslim soldiers in 1345. Thereafter, various Muslim dynasties ruled until 1724 (Sultanate of Delhi, Bahmani, Dekkan sultanates and the Great Mughals). In 1739 the area became independent as Nagpur Kingdom as part of the Hindu Marathi Empire. After the Marathas were defeated by the British in 1818, it became part of the British Empire as an independent state. After the last ruler of the kingdom died in 1853, the kingdom of Nagpur was incorporated into the British administrative region of Central Provinces (Central Provinces and Berar since 1903). With the independence of India in 1947 and the reorganization of the country, it became part of the new state of Madhya Pradesh in 1950 . In 1956 this Indian state was divided and the area came to the state of Bombay. This state was also dissolved in 1960 and the Bhandara district became part of the new Indian state of Maharashtra. On May 1, 1999, part of the district was separated and formed the new Gondia district.

population

The last census in 2011 counted 1,322,507 inhabitants. Of these, 661,554 were men (50.02 percent) and 660,953 women. Among the Dalits were 2011 175.961 (13.3 percent), the Adivasi 214,253 (16.2 percent) people. Of the total number of residents, only 225,930 people (17.08 percent) lived in urban areas in 2011. Thus more than 4 out of 5 inhabitants still lived in the country. The majority of the population of Gondia District speaks Marathi . There are 893 inhabited villages in the entire district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear vast majority of the population are Hindus. The Buddhists are a significant minority. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % Residents %
2001 119,618 9.96% 1,292 0.11% 1,041,802 86.77% 1,471 0.12% 21,980 1.83% 1,745 0.15% 12,190 1.02% 609 0.05% 1,200,707 100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Gondia district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was around 10 percent (10.14%). In these ten years the population increased by a little over 120,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous place in the district is the main town Gondia (Gondiya). Other important cities with a population of more than 10,000 people are Tirora, Deori and Amgaon bk.

Web links

Commons : Gondia District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • [1] - Map of the Gondia district
  • [2] - Gondia District
  • [3] - Some background information about the district
  • [4] - Economy, nature and sights

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2011 census
  2. ↑ Census of India 2001, Gondia District (PDF; 55 kB)