Gondia
Gondia
Gondiya, Gundiya | |
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City | |
From top, left to right: Gondia Airport, Gondia Junction, Gateway (Taj) Hotel, Mini Eiffel Tower | |
| Nickname: Rice city | |
Interactive map of Gondia | |
| Coordinates: 21°27′35″N 80°11′42″E / 21.4598°N 80.195°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Gondia |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Gondia Municipal Council |
| • District collector | Chinmay Gotmare, IAS |
| • District Police Superintendent | Nikhil N. Pingale IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Gondia District Vidarbha: 5th |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 132,821 |
| • Rank | 1st in Gondia District Vidharbha: 5th |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gondiakar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 441601,441614 |
| Telephone code | +91-07182 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-35 |
| Official language | Marathi |
| Literacy Rate | 93.70% |
| Sex ratio | 991 per 1000 male. ♂/♀ |
| HDI | 0.701 (Medium) |
| Website | gondia |
Gondia (also spelled as Gondiya, Marathi pronunciation: [ɡon̪d̪iaː]) is a city and headquarters of eponymous Gondia District in Maharashtra, India. Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area. Gondia Airport (also known as Birsi Airport) is the only airport in the district.