Desaiganj (Vadasa) Tehsil - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
Desaiganj (Vadasa) is an administrative tehsil in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Wadsa, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 83.3 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 263 km², including 236.06 km² of rural area and 26.68 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 990 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Desaiganj (Vadasa) Tehsil
Desaiganj (Vadasa) Tehsil has a total of 40 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amgaon | Rural | Amgaon |
| 2 | Arattondi | Rural | Dongargaon (H.) |
| 3 | Bodadha Gaoganna | Rural | Bodadha (G.) |
| 4 | Bodadha Tukum | Rural | Bodadha (G.) |
| 5 | Chikhali Rith | Rural | Dongargaon (H.) |
| 6 | Chikhali Tukum | Rural | Dongargaon (H.) |
| 7 | Chop | Rural | Chop |
| 8 | Dongar Mendha | Rural | Shankarpur |
| 9 | Dongargaon Halbi | Rural | Dongargaon (H.) |
| 10 | Ekalpur | Rural | Ekalpur |
| 11 | Fari | Rural | Shivrajpur |
| 12 | Gandhi Nagar | Rural | Gandhinagar |
| 13 | Kalamgaon | Rural | Shankarpur |
| 14 | Kasari Gaoganna | Rural | Kasari (T.) |
| 15 | Kasari Tukum | Rural | Kasari (T.) |
| 16 | Kinhala | Rural | Kinhala |
| 17 | Kokadi | Rural | Kokadi |
| 18 | Kondhala | Rural | Kondhala |
| 19 | Koregaon | Rural | Koregaon (C.) |
| 20 | Kurud | Rural | Kurud |
| 21 | Nainpur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 22 | Navin Ladaj | Rural | Amgaon |
| 23 | Penda | Rural | Chop |
| 24 | Pimpalgaon | Rural | Pimpalgaon (H.) |
| 25 | Potgaon | Rural | Potgaon |
| 26 | Rampur Tukum | Rural | Visora |
| 27 | Ravanwadi | Rural | Bodadha (G.) |
| 28 | Sawangi | Rural | Sawangi |
| 29 | Shankarpur | Rural | Shankarpur |
| 30 | Shelda Lambe | Rural | Shankarpur |
| 31 | Shelda Tukum | Rural | Shankarpur |
| 32 | Shivrajpur Chak | Rural | Shivrajpur |
| 33 | Tulshi | Rural | Tulshi |
| 34 | Usegaon | Rural | Shivrajpur |
| 35 | Vihirgaon | Rural | Vihirgaon |
| 36 | Virshi Tukum | Urban | Not applicable |
| 37 | Visora | Rural | Visora |
| 38 | Vitthalgaon | Rural | Potgaon |
| 39 | Wadegaon | Rural | Kurud |
| 40 | Wadsa | Urban | Not applicable |
Population of Desaiganj (Vadasa) Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Desaiganj (Vadasa) Tehsil had a total population of 83,607 people living in 20,167 households. The population comprised 42,014 males and 41,593 females, with an average population density of 318 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 83,607 | 54,826 | 28,781 |
| Male Population | 42,014 | 27,626 | 14,388 |
| Female Population | 41,593 | 27,200 | 14,393 |
| Total Households | 20,167 | 13,656 | 6,511 |
| Population Density | 318 / km² | 232 / km² | 1,079 / km² |
Desaiganj (Vadasa) Tehsil had 61,705 literate people and 9,124 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 14,138 and 7,199 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 9,124 | 6,060 | 3,064 |
| Literate Population | 61,705 | 38,976 | 22,729 |
| Illiterate Population | 21,902 | 15,850 | 6,052 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 14,138 | 8,673 | 5,465 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 7,199 | 5,393 | 1,806 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.