About Gondia
Gondia (also spelled Gondiya) is a city in the state of Maharashtra in Central India which serves the administrative headquarters of the eponymous administrative district. It is currently 6th largest city in Vidharbha region, And 2nd largest muncipical council city after yavatmal. Gondia is also known as "Rice City" due to the abundance of rice mills in the area.
Gondia is very close to the state of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and is considered the gateway to Maharashtra from central and eastern India. The city has the a railway junction and is also notable for its historic airport. Gondia municipality was established in 1920 At that time Gondia had only 10 wards population up to 20,000 and an area of 7.5 sq km. At present Gondia has 42 wards, as well as population nearing up to 2 lacs. The urbanization has crossed municipal limits merging into nearby villages like Kudwa, Katangi, Fulchur, Nagra, Karanja, Murri, Pindkepar, and Khamari.
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