Chamorshi

Chamorshi The town of rice
Town
Markanda temples
Chamorshi Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19.938°N 79.890°E / 19.938; 79.890
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Gadchiroli
Government
• Type	Maharashtra Government
• Body	BJP
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	179,120
• Rank	3rd in district population wise
Demonym	chamorshikar
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	442603
Vehicle registration	MH 33

Chamorshi is a town and a tehsil in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Geography

Chamorshi is located near the east bank of the Wainganga River, which joins the Wardha River at Chaprala to form the Pranahita River; the Pranahita then meets the Godavari River. It is known for the ancient temple of god Markandeshwar in Markanda.

The temple is situated on the bank of the Wainganga, which flows generally from north to south but at Markanda turns northward for 20 km before again going south. Markanda is also known as (vidharbhachi kashi).

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions and persuasions	Religion not stated
2001	83886	81628	165514	-	90.653	0.581	0.103	0.059	8.081	0.050	0.364	0.110
2011	90759	88361	179120	8.220	90.753	0.784	0.170	0.032	7.814	0.055	0.151	0.241

See also

• Ashti, Gadchiroli