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'''Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district''' is a district in the [[India]]n state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. [[Gaurella]] is the headquarters of the district. It was carved out of [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur district]] and inaugurated in February 2020.<ref>"[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bhupesh-baghel-inaugurates-gaurela-pendra-marwahi-chhattisgarh-district-1645156-2020-02-11 Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi as Chhattisgarh's 28th district]," India Today, Feb 11, 2020</ref><ref name="goc2020">"[https://gaurela-pendra-marwahi.cg.gov.in/about-district/ About Gaurela-Penra-Marwahi District]," Government of Chhattisgarh, 2020</ref>
'''Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district''' is a district in the [[India]]n state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. [[Gaurella]] is the headquarters of the district. It was carved out of [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur district]] and inaugurated in February 2020.<ref>"[https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bhupesh-baghel-inaugurates-gaurela-pendra-marwahi-chhattisgarh-district-1645156-2020-02-11 Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi as Chhattisgarh's 28th district]," India Today, Feb 11, 2020</ref><ref name="goc2020">"[https://gaurela-pendra-marwahi.cg.gov.in/about-district/ About Gaurela-Penra-Marwahi District]," Government of Chhattisgarh, 2020</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district is bordered by [[Koriya district|Koriya]] and [[Korba district|Korba]] districts to the east, [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] and [[Mungeli district|Mungeli]] districts to the south, and [[Anuppur district]] of Madhya Pradesh to the northwest. The district is predominantly mountainous.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2021-07-03|title=आज हम जानेंगे छत्तीसगढ़ के नवगठित गौरेला पेंड्रा मरवाही के बारे में|url=https://qanswer.in/today-we-will-know-about-the-newly-formed-gaurela-pendra-marwahi-of-chhattisgarh/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=हिंदी में जानकारी|language=en-US}}</ref>
Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district is bordered by [[Koriya district|Koriya]] and [[Korba district|Korba]] districts to the east, [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] and [[Mungeli district|Mungeli]] districts to the south, and [[Anuppur district]] of Madhya Pradesh to the northwest. The district is predominantly mountainous.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2021-07-03|title=आज हम जानेंगे छत्तीसगढ़ के नवगठित गौरेला पेंड्रा मरवाही के बारे में|url=https://qanswer.in/today-we-will-know-about-the-newly-formed-gaurela-pendra-marwahi-of-chhattisgarh/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=हिंदी में जानकारी|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707161012/https://qanswer.in/today-we-will-know-about-the-newly-formed-gaurela-pendra-marwahi-of-chhattisgarh/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==list of collectors & district magistrate==
1. Sikha Singh Rajput Tiwari [IAS][ special duty officer]
 
2. Doman Singh [Promoted IAS]
 
3. Namrata Gandhi [IAS]
 
4. Recha Prakash Choudhary [IAS]
 
5. Priyanka Rishi Mahoba [IAS]
 
6. leena Kamlesh Mandvi [IAS]


== History ==
== History ==
The district was formerly under the rule of the [[Haihaiyavansi Kingdom|Haihaiyas]] until Bhaskar Pant of the [[Maratha Empire|Marathas]] defeated them. The Marathas then administered the region until the British victory in the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]] in 1818. The British then created Bilaspur district including the current territory of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district. Chhattisgarh Mitra, the first newspaper of Chhattisgarh in this district, was published in the form of a monthly magazine from Pendra in the year 1900 under the editing of [https://qanswer.in/today-we-will-know-about-the-newly-formed-gaurela-pendra-marwahi-of-chhattisgarh Pandit Madhavrao Sapre]
The area of Pendra Zamindari in the newly formed district of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi was 774 square miles and it had 225 villages under it. Two brothers named Hindu Singh and Chhindu Singh lived under the protection of the Kalchuri king of Ratnapur. They found a sack full of money lying on the side of the road which they gave to the king. The king was pleased with their honesty and gave them the Pendra Zamindari as a reward. This Zamindari had been in their family for 12 generations. Hindu Singh's dynasty progressed greatly from Pandrivana i.e. Pendra. Within 80 and 100 years, his descendants became the officers of Kenda, Uparoda, Matin. Even during the rule of the Marathas, they continued to enjoy their Zamindari till 1798. In 1818, when Colonel Agnew came as the Superintendent of Chhattisgarh, he handed over the Zamindari to Ajit Singh, a descendant of the old officer.  In the Maratha period, Pendra Garh was an important centre of Pindharis. In this region, there were Pindare dacoits who used to attack Ratanpur and Jabalpur. Due to them, this region was called Pindara which has now become Pendra.
 
The first newspaper of Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh Mitra, was published as a monthly magazine from Pendra in the year 1900 under the editorship of Pandit Madhavrao Sapre. District Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi is famous not only in the state of Chhattisgarh but also in the whole of India due to its unique features like quality of rice and tribal cultural background.


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
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According to the 2011 census, 74.59% of the district speaks [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] and 23.48% speaks [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
According to the 2011 census, 74.59% of the district speaks [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] and 23.48% speaks [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>


== Villages ==
== Tourism ==
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'''Achanakmaar Tiger reserve''' (achanakmar forest guest house, sal valley resort, Lamni forest rest house, chhaparwa forest rest house, Sonbhadra tourist resort amadob, the royal river resort amadob)
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*[[Meduka]]
'''Achankmaar Biosphere Reserve'''
 
'''Marhimata mandir bhanwartank'''
 
Pandav goofa dhanpur
 
durga mandir dhanpur
 
kali mandir pendra
 
RAJ MAHAL PENDRA
 
baba hazrat saiyad insan ali dargah larkeni
 
Benibaai dhhobhar
 
Kabir ka chabutra keochi (chher chhera resort)
 
Jaleswardham
 
mai ki bagiya
 
Durgadhara
 
thath pathra
 
Laxman Dhara
 
Lakshman Ghat khardi
 
Gangnai dam nature camp salhekota
 
Jhojha waterfall basti
 
Jogi Goofa lamna
 
sonkund sonmuda
 
malaniya dam pakariya
 
Rajmergarh hilltop
 
Amreswar mahadev mandir


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 21 February 2026

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district
District of Chhattisgarh
Achanakmaar Tiger reserve
Achanakmaar Tiger reserve
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBilaspur
Collector and District magistrateश्रीमती लीना कमलेश मंडावी (भा.प्र.से.)
Lok Sabha constituencyKorba 04, Bilaspur 05
Legislative assemblyMarwahi 24, Kota 25
Established10 February 2020
HeadquartersGaurella
Area
[1]
 • Total2,307.39 km2 (890.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total336,420
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
49511x (Gaurela Pendra Marwahi)[3]
Websitegaurela-pendra-marwahi.cg.gov.in

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Gaurella is the headquarters of the district. It was carved out of Bilaspur district and inaugurated in February 2020.[4][1]

Geography[edit | edit source]

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district is bordered by Koriya and Korba districts to the east, Bilaspur and Mungeli districts to the south, and Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh to the northwest. The district is predominantly mountainous.[5]

list of collectors & district magistrate[edit | edit source]

1. Sikha Singh Rajput Tiwari [IAS][ special duty officer]

2. Doman Singh [Promoted IAS]

3. Namrata Gandhi [IAS]

4. Recha Prakash Choudhary [IAS]

5. Priyanka Rishi Mahoba [IAS]

6. leena Kamlesh Mandvi [IAS]

History[edit | edit source]

The area of Pendra Zamindari in the newly formed district of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi was 774 square miles and it had 225 villages under it. Two brothers named Hindu Singh and Chhindu Singh lived under the protection of the Kalchuri king of Ratnapur. They found a sack full of money lying on the side of the road which they gave to the king. The king was pleased with their honesty and gave them the Pendra Zamindari as a reward. This Zamindari had been in their family for 12 generations. Hindu Singh's dynasty progressed greatly from Pandrivana i.e. Pendra. Within 80 and 100 years, his descendants became the officers of Kenda, Uparoda, Matin. Even during the rule of the Marathas, they continued to enjoy their Zamindari till 1798. In 1818, when Colonel Agnew came as the Superintendent of Chhattisgarh, he handed over the Zamindari to Ajit Singh, a descendant of the old officer. In the Maratha period, Pendra Garh was an important centre of Pindharis. In this region, there were Pindare dacoits who used to attack Ratanpur and Jabalpur. Due to them, this region was called Pindara which has now become Pendra.

The first newspaper of Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh Mitra, was published as a monthly magazine from Pendra in the year 1900 under the editorship of Pandit Madhavrao Sapre. District Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi is famous not only in the state of Chhattisgarh but also in the whole of India due to its unique features like quality of rice and tribal cultural background.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Religions in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 94.10%
Other (tribal religion)
 
 2.93%
Islam
 
 2.01%
Christianity
 
 0.53%
Other or not stated
 
 0.43%

At the time of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 3,36,420. Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district has a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.92%. 32,285 (9.60%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20,802 (6.18%) and 192,073 (57.09%) of the population respectively.[2]

Languages of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district (2011)[7]

  Chhattisgarhi (74.59%)
  Hindi (23.48%)
  Others (1.93%)

According to the 2011 census, 74.59% of the district speaks Chhattisgarhi and 23.48% speaks Hindi as their first language.[7]

Tourism[edit | edit source]

Achanakmaar Tiger reserve (achanakmar forest guest house, sal valley resort, Lamni forest rest house, chhaparwa forest rest house, Sonbhadra tourist resort amadob, the royal river resort amadob)

Achankmaar Biosphere Reserve

Marhimata mandir bhanwartank

Pandav goofa dhanpur

durga mandir dhanpur

kali mandir pendra

RAJ MAHAL PENDRA

baba hazrat saiyad insan ali dargah larkeni

Benibaai dhhobhar

Kabir ka chabutra keochi (chher chhera resort)

Jaleswardham

mai ki bagiya

Durgadhara

thath pathra

Laxman Dhara

Lakshman Ghat khardi

Gangnai dam nature camp salhekota

Jhojha waterfall basti

Jogi Goofa lamna

sonkund sonmuda

malaniya dam pakariya

Rajmergarh hilltop

Amreswar mahadev mandir

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Gaurela-Penra-Marwahi District," Government of Chhattisgarh, 2020
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "District Census Handbook - Bilaspur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. ↑ Gaurela Pendra Marwahi
  4. ↑ "Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi as Chhattisgarh's 28th district," India Today, Feb 11, 2020
  5. ↑ admin (2021-07-03). "आज हम जानेंगे छत्तीसगढ़ के नवगठित गौरेला पेंड्रा मरवाही के बारे में". हिंदी में जानकारी. Archived from the original on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  6. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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