Gadchiroli District Population, Maharashtra - Census India 2011

Gadchiroli is one of district of Maharashtra in India. There are 12 Talukas, 1,675 villages and 6 towns in Gadchiroli district.

As per the Census India 2011, Gadchiroli district has 250,435 households, population of 1,072,942 of which 541,328 are males and 531,614 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 120,272 which is 11.21% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Gadchiroli district is around 982 compared to 929 which is average of Maharashtra state. The literacy rate of Gadchiroli district is 66.02% out of which 72.99% males are literate and 58.93% females are literate. The total area of Gadchiroli is 14,412 sq.km with population density of 74 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 89% of population lives in Urban area and 11% lives in Rural area. There are 11.25% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 38.71% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Gadchiroli district.

Gadchiroli Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,072,942100%
Hindu927,41186.44%
Buddhist82,6957.71%
Other religions and persuasions30,0472.8%
Muslim21,0631.96%
Religion not stated6,7190.63%
Christian3,8720.36%
Sikh6810.06%
Jain4540.04%

Gadchiroli Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)7514,337
Number of households28,022222,413
Total Population118,033954,909
Population (%)50.87%49.6%
Male Population60,038481,290
Female Population57,995473,619
Sex Ratio966984
Literacy (%)80.14%64.28%

List of Talukas in Gadchiroli

Check out complete list of all Talukas of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra
TalukaPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chamorshi179,1201,314136974
Gadchiroli145,963897163965
Aheri116,9922,28351986
Armori97,097718135986
Kurkheda86,073840103975
Desaiganj (Vadasa)83,607263318990
Dhanora82,6981,73748991
Etapalli81,7132,26736995
Sironcha74,7561,25759990
Mulchera45,78773662954
Korchi42,811680631030
Bhamragad36,3251,42126983

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Gadchiroli Population Facts

Number of Households250,435
Population1,072,942
Male Population541,328 (50.45%)
Female Population531,614 (49.55%)
Children Population120,272
Area14,412 km2
Population density/km274
Sex-ratio982
Literacy66.02%
Male Literacy72.99%
Female Literacy58.93%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %38.71%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %11.25%

Map of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra