Desaiganj also known as Navi Wadsa (lit. New Wadsa) is a Large Village and a

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in the Wadsa

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in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra,

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. The village of Wadsa, now called

Juni Wadsa Juni Wadsa (lit. Old Wadsa) also known as Wadsa gaon (lit. Wadsa village) is a village in the Wadsa taluka in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The town of "New Wadsa", now called Desaiganj lies 2 km to the north-east ...

(lit. Old Wadsa) lies 2 km to the south-west. The town is situated on the banks of river

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Demographics

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, Desaiganj has a population of 28,781 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.

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

Cities and towns in Gadchiroli district Talukas in Maharashtra {{Gadchiroli-geo-stub