Gondia

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Gondia Gondiya, Gundiya
City
From top, left to right: Gondia Airport,Gondia Junction, Gateway (Taj) Hotel , Mini Eiffel Tower
Nickname:  Rice city
Gondia Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Gondia Gondia (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°27′35″N 80°11′42″E / 21.4598°N 80.195°E / 21.4598; 80.195
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Vidarbha
District	Gondia
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Gondia Municipal Council
• District collector[2]	Chinmay Gotmare, IAS
• District Police Superintendent	Nikhil N. Pingale IPS[1]
Area
• Total	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
• Rank	1st in Gondia District Vidarbha: 5th
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	132,821
• Rank	1st in Gondia District Vidharbha: 5th
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Gondiakar
Language
• Official	Marathi[3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	441601,441614
Telephone code	+91-07182
Vehicle registration	MH-35
Literacy Rate	93.70%
Sex ratio	991 per 1000 male. ♂/♀
HDI	0.701 (Medium)
Nearest city	Tirora (33km)
Website	gondia.nic.in

Gondia (also spelled as Gondiya) is a city and municipal council in the Indian state of Maharashtra which serves the administrative headquarters of the eponymous administrative district.^[4] Gondia is also known as Rice City due to the abundance of rice mills in the area.^{[5][failed verification]} Gondia Airport (also known as Birsi airport) is the only airport in the district.