Mohadi | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | 21.3083°N 79.675°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Vidarbha |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Bhandara |
Subdivision Name4: | Mohadi |
Subdivision Type4: | Taluka |
Governing Body: | Mohadi Nagar panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3 |
Population Total: | 9635 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 441909 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 07197 |
Registration Plate: | MH-36 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bhandara, Tumsar, Nagpur |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 975:1000 ♂/♀ |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 85% |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Bhandara-Gondiya (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Tumsar Assembly region |
Mohadi is a Town and eponymous headquarters of Mohadi taluka in Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located on newly declared National Highway NH 543K which connects cities of Bhandara and Balaghat in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
Mohadi was created as Town council (Nagar panchayat) by amalgamation of Mohadi, Wadegaon and Kalamna villages in 2015.
There is the temple of Goddess Chandeshwari, which is a famous Hindu temple. This temple is about 350 years old. Both Nawratri festivals of the year are celebrated here. Lakhs of pilgrims visit the temple during Navaratri. The castes found in the Mohadi is Halba/Haldi, Teli, Kunbi and scheduled caste people, and very less proportion of Muslim. The language spoken is Marathi.
There are three junior colleges in Mohadi; Zilla Parishad Science and Art, Sulochana Devi Pardhi Science and Art, and Saraswati Art. There are three primary schools; Buniyadi Prathmik Shala, Anand Prathmic Shala and Kanya Prathmik Shala. There is civil and criminal court in Mohadi as it is taluka of Bhandara district. The colony area is known as civil line which is behind the Mohadi tehsil office. The administration of the town is handled by Nagar Panchayat. The main crop is paddy (rice) in the tehsil and it is coming as a good emerging town on Nagpur Tiroda-Gondia main road. Nearest railway station for this is Bhandara Road; also called as Warthi; its about 10 km from the town. The nearest airport is Nagpur airport which is about 90 km away. And it is well connected by roads too.
The town is triangular in shape and all the three sides are covered by rivers.