title: Desaiganj
text: # Desaiganj
  
  Desaiganj also known as Navi Wadsa (lit. New Wadsa) is a Large Village and a municipal council in the Wadsa taluka in Gadchiroli district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The village of Wadsa, now called Juni Wadsa (lit. Old Wadsa) lies 2 km to the south-west. The town is situated on the banks of river Wainganga.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the 2011 Indian census, 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.
  
  | Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | Religion (%) | Religion (%) | Religion (%) | Religion (%) | Religion (%) | Religion (%) | Religion (%) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated |
  | 2001 | 12696 | 12097 | 24793 | - | 66.979 | 14.315 | 0.081 | 0.492 | 17.775 | 0.262 | 0.081 | 0.016 |
  | 2011 | 14388 | 14393 | 28781 | 16.085 | 65.967 | 15.166 | 0.111 | 0.688 | 17.560 | 0.163 | 0.118 | 0.226 |
  
  ## 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.
  
  