[2] Some notable places and personalities in the town include: In ancient times the region was ruled by the Rashtrakutas, the Chalukyas, the Yadavas of Deogiri and later the Gonds of Gadchiroli.

In 1853 Berar, of which Chandrapur (then called Chanda) was part, was ceded to the British East India Company.

In 1905 the British created the tehsil of Gadchiroli by transfer of a zamindari estate from Chandrapur and Bramhapuri.

Naxalism is highly prevalent in Gadchiroli, with the guerrilla fighters taking to the hills and dense forests, 15 soldiers have been killed in an IED blast at Kurkheda area in 2019.

Located near centre of Indian peninsula, far from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, Gadchiroli has a tropical wet-and-dry climate with dry conditions prevailing for most of the year.

Summers are extremely hot lasting from March to June, with maximum temperatures occurring in May.

In 2021, Lloyd's Metals and Energy Limited was granted the rights to restart these operations, this time, with Thriveni Earthmovers Pvt.

[13] In these efforts, the Managing Director of Thriveni Earthmovers, Mr. B. Prabhakaran, seems to be the front runner, often credited with the restart of the mining operations in 2021.

The mining activities have increased employment in the region, and a slew of community development activities, including the building of a school, helping students with higher education,[14] opening a hospital, a sports academy, organising blood donation camps, has significantly improved the standard of living in the region, keeping internal conflict at bay.

The MLA from different constituencies within are: Gadchiroli is connected by roads to Chandrapur, Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia.