Aheri is a town and a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

and a district sub-division in Gadchiroli district in the

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. It is located on the bank of

Pranhita River The Pranhita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tribut ...

, a tributary of

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. This town is situated at the border of the Indian states of

and

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

. Aheri is known for its unity among the people. It represents religious, cultural and linguistic diversity. Aheri is among two Scheduled Area listed under Gadhiroli district by Government Of India. Viththal Rukhmai Mandir is the famous temple here, located right at the heart of the town. Recently its urban status has been advanced to "Nagar Panchayat" from Gram Panchayat earlier on account of its rapid growth and development. The Bridge Project on River Pranhita is in progress which creates physical links between Aheri in Maharashtra and Gudem in Telangana which promotes the historical cultural relations between the regions. This project is also expected to boost the economic growth of the town. Aheri is located at.Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Aheri
/ref> It has an average elevation of 120 metres (396 feet).Here the main issue is with roads and peoples are helpful and now Raje Dharmarao Baba Atram is MLA and hence looking forward for development and the Nagar Panchayat of Aheri is near to police station in Gadaheri area well now the work of Maharashtra-Telangana bridge which was under construction now the work is completed before few months/years and hence here many waterfalls are also located. It has good culture and historical heritage, like Rajwada of Aheri, and the main attraction is on the occasion of

Dussehra Vijayadashami ( sa, विजयदशमी, Vijayadaśamī, translit-std=IAST), also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu ...

when about 20000 to 50000 peoples are visiting here to celebrate.

Aheri sub-division

Aheri is a sub-division of Gadchiroli district and consist of Aheri,

Etapalli Etapalli is a village and a tehsil in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Etapalli is known for its rich forest and a range of mountains called Surjagarh, located at the distance of 15 km from etapalli. It can be reache ...

Bhamragad Bhamragad is a Village and a taluka and a district sub-division in Gadchiroli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the right banks of a confluence of three rivers: The Indravati River, a tributary of Godavari river, the ...

and

Sironcha Sironcha is a town and municipal council in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state in India. It connected with NH-63. History Historically, Sironcha was a key location for the East India Company from Nizam perspective, it was the Southern t ...

tehsils.

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