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For the Wadsa village, see Juni Wadsa.

Desaiganj also known as Navi Wadsa (lit. New Wadsa) is a Large Village and a municipal council in the Wadsa taluka in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The village of Wadsa, now called Juni Wadsa (lit. Old Wadsa) lies 2 km to the south-west. The town is situated on the banks of river Wainganga.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Desaiganj has a population of 28,781[1] of which 14,388 are males while 14,393 are females. Literacy rate of Desaiganj is 88.38% higher than state average of 82.34%. In Desaiganj, Male literacy is around 93.58% while female literacy rate is 83.22%. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 3064 which is 10.65% of total population of Desaiganj.

Marathi is the most widely spoken languages here.

Year Male Female Total Population Change Religion (%)
Hindu Muslim Christian Sikhs Buddhist Jain Other religions and persuasions Religion not stated
2001[2] 12696 12097 24793 - 66.979 14.315 0.081 0.492 17.775 0.262 0.081 0.016
2011[1] 14388 14393 28781 16.085 65.967 15.166 0.111 0.688 17.560 0.163 0.118 0.226

Transport

It lies on National Highway-353C and National Highway-543. The town is served by Wadsa railway station, which lies on Chanda Fort–Gondia section of South East Central Railway.

References

  1. ^ a b c Census India 2011.
  2. ^ Census India 2001.



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