Kudkeli

{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} {{Multiple issues| {{Refimprove|date=March 2025}} {{Original research|date=March 2025|reason=}} }} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kudkelli | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map =  | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Gadchiroli | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 504 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011"/> | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Marathi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | registration_plate = MH-33 | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Kudkeli''' is a village in Bhamragad Taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, India.<ref name="census2011">{{Cite web |title=Population finder |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India Ministry of Home Affairs}}</ref>

==Geography== Kudkeli is a village located in Dandakaranya. It is surrounded by the Bhandiya river. Everyone in the village has their own farm, and rice is commonly grown.

==Ethnicity== The village is known as the village of the Madiya tribes and the Veladi (Atram) are the main clan of this village. The language of native people is Madiya, but in around 18th century Telugu people moved in to the jungle for the purpose of business.

==Education== This is the village which produces most educated people in the jungle. Apart from that Kudkeli has produced a great Marathi author name M.D. Ramteke who has written books like "Amhi Madiya" and "Stupanchi Mandire" {{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

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Category:Villages in Gadchiroli district