The district occupies an area of 5,234 km2 (2,021 sq mi) and has a population of 1,322,507 of which 11.95% were urban (as of 2011[update]).

Gondia experiences extreme variations in temperature with very hot summers and very cold winters and has an average relative humidity of 62 per cent.

Average recorded rainfall is more than 1,200 mm (47 in) in each rainy season (June to September).

According to the 2011 census Gondia district has a population of 1,322,507,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[5] or the US state of New Hampshire.

Following is a link of former guardian ministers:- Prajit Nair is the district magistrate of Gondia since February 2024.

[9] In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Gondia one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).