Mungeli district
Mungeli District | |
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View of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
![]() Mungeli district | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Chhattisgarh |
Division | Bilaspur |
Established | 1st Jan 2012 |
Headquarters | Mungeli |
Tehsils | Mungeli, Lormi, |
Government | |
• Collector | Ajeet Vasant |
• Lok Sabha Constituency | Bilaspur |
• Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Mungeli, Lormi, Bilha |
Area | |
• Total | 2,750.36 km2 (1,061.92 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 701,707 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-CT |
HDI | ![]() |
Literacy rate | 85.7% |
Official languages | Hindi • Chhattisgarhi • Braj Bhasha |
Website | www |
Mungeli district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India,[1] with headquarters in Mungeli. It was carved out of Bilaspur district in 2013. The present collector of Mungeli is Shri Ajeet Vasant.[2]
The story of Netflix movie Chaman Bahaar is based in Mungeli district. The story revolves around a young man who runs a paan thela on a semi-deserted road, after Mungeli district was carved out of Bilaspur district. Actor Jitendra Kumar plays the lead role.
Mungeli has three tehsils:
Demographics[]
As of the 2011 census, the population was 701,707. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 27.7% and 10.37% of the population respectively.[2]
As of the 2011 census, 97.25% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 1.45% Hindi as their first language.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Blocks of Mungeli, Chhattisgarh". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b "District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | Open Defecation Free Mungeli | India". Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Religion - Chhattisgarh". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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