Bhamragad is a Village and a

taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

and a district sub-division in Gadchiroli district in the

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of Maharashtra. It is located on the right banks of a confluence of three rivers: The

Indravati River Indravati River is a tributary of the Godavari River, in central India. The Indravati River is a stream of the river Godavari. Its starting point, found to be the Ghats of Dandakaranya, range from a hilltop village Mardiguda of Thuamula R ...

, a tributary of

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river, the Pearl Kota, and the Pamul Gautami. It is also located on the border of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states of

Geography

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etapalli Etapalli is a village and a tehsil in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Etapalli is known for its rich forest and a range of mountains called Surjagarh, located at the distance of 15 km from etapalli. It can be reache ...

Sub-division of Gadchiroli district along with

Etapalli Etapalli is a village and a tehsil in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Etapalli is known for its rich forest and a range of mountains called Surjagarh, located at the distance of 15 km from etapalli. It can be reache ...

taluka. It is located in the dense forests which are also called as Dandkaranya. The most of the population is Madia Gond. These people maintain their traditional lifestyle. Madia Gond children are attending schools. Many now are doctors, paramedics, teachers, police personnel and employees of the government forest department.

Hemalkasa

The

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is located near Hemalkasa a village in Bhamragad Taluka. This project was founded by

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Baba Amte Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte, (26 December 1914 – 9 February 2008) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of people suffering from leprosy ...

, his son

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Dr. Prakash Amte is the present medical director. The population of this village is mainly

Madia Gond Madia Gonds or Madia or Maria are one of the endogamous Gond tribes living in Chandrapur District and Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra State, and Bastar division of Chhattisgad State India. They have been granted the status of a Primitiv ...

Transport

Bhamragad is connected by Buses run by

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to Aheri,

Gadchiroli Gadchiroli ( �əɖt͡ʃiɾoliː is a city and a municipal council in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, central India. It is located on eastern side of Maharashtra, and is the administrative headquarters of the district. Gadchi ...

. One can get a bus from Nagpur to Aheri or

Allapalli Allapalli is a village located in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India. Geography Allapalli is in southern Gadchiroli district, in a central part of Aheri tahsil. The village is laid out over . The village is situated along Nationa ...

, both are the main transportation hub (located 7 km from each other) for Bhamragad, Bhamragad is 65 km from Allapalli. Allapalli is the central town connecting Aheri, Sironcha, Ettapalli, Mulchera, Bhamragad (all five taluka). On the Allapalli to Bhamragad route is Talewada, Permilli, Bhandia (River) Kudkelli Phata, Tadgaon, Hemlkasa and then Bhamragad. These all villages are situated in a unique forest. The forest is very vast, and all kinds of animals like monkeys, snakes etc. could be seen while travelling here.

References

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Chhattisgarh State Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prades ...

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Indravati National Park Indravati National Park is a national park located in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state in India. The park derives its name from the Indravati River, which flows from east to west and forms the northern boundary of the reserve with the In ...

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