Armori

Armori
City
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Coordinates: 20°28′N79°59′E / 20.46°N 79.98°E / 20.46; 79.98
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Gadchiroli
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Armori Municipal Council (AMC)
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	97,097 [1]
Language
• Official	Marathi, Hindi and English [2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	441208
Telephone code	07137

Armori is a city and municipal council in the Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ^[3] It is connected with the National Highway NH-353C.

It is located on the left of the Wainganga River, a tributary of the Pranahita River which meets the Godavari River.

Geography

Armori is located at 20°28′N79°59′E / 20.46°N 79.98°E / 20.46; 79.98 . ^[4] It has an average elevation of 199 metres (676 feet).

It is part of Desaiganj subdivision of Gadchiroli district along with the tehsils Desaiganj, Kurkheda and Korchi.

Demographics

As per Indian government census of 2011, the population was 97097. ^[1]

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001 [5]	45760	45086	90846	-	87.387	1.058	0.055	0.133	9.745	0.037	1.027	0.557
2011 [1]	48887	48210	97097	6.881	87.658	1.137	0.090	0.118	9.602	0.069	0.665	0.661

Transport

Road

Armori is well connected to major industrial and commercial places by road. It is about 140 km from the city of Nagpur and about 36 km from district headquarters, Gadchiroli. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) runs buses connecting Gadchiroli to Nagpur via Armori, Brahmpuri, Nagbhid, Umrer with a frequency of about 45 min.

Rail

Nearest railway station is Wadsa (Desaiganj) which is 18 km from Armori town. The other nearby railway stations are Brahmpuri (21 km), Nagpur (140 km). Railway ministry proposed new rail line from Wadsa (Desaiganj) to Gadchiroli via Armori.

Air

Nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur which is about 130 km from the town of Armori.

See also

• Armori Municipal Council

References

1. Census India 2011.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
3. "Armori Town Council of Gadchiroli District 2018-2019 | District Gadchiroli, Government of Maharashtra | India". Gadchiroli District. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
4. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chamorshi
5. Census India 2001.

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