Mungeli district

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Mungeli District
View of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBilaspur
Established1st Jan 2012
HeadquartersMungeli
TehsilsMungeli, Lormi, Pathariya, Sargaon
Government
 • CollectorAjeet Vasant
 • Lok Sabha ConstituencyBilaspur
 • Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyMungeli, Lormi, Bilha
Area
 • Total2,750.36 km2 (1,061.92 sq mi)
Population
 • Total701,707
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-CT
HDIIncrease 0.716 (medium)
Literacy rate85.7%
Official languagesHindi • Chhattisgarhi • Braj Bhasha
Websitewww.mungeli.gov.in

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[edit]

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]

Religions in Mungeli district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
97.01%
Other
1.41%
Islam
0.82%
Other or not stated
0.76%

Languages of Mungeli district, 2011 census

  Chhattisgarhi (97.25%)
  Hindi (1.45%)
  Others (1.3%)

As of the 2011 census, 97.25% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 1.45% Hindi as their first language.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "Blocks of Mungeli, Chhattisgarh". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | Open Defecation Free Mungeli | India". Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. "C-16 Population By Religion - Chhattisgarh". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  4. 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue

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Coordinates: 22°04′01″N 81°40′12″E / 22.0670°N 81.6700°E / 22.0670; 81.6700

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