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 Rahul Dev.[2]
Mungeli District | |
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District of Chhattisgarh | |
View of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Country | |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bilaspur |
| Established | 1 Jan 2012 |
| Headquarters | Mungeli |
| Tehsils | Mungeli, Lormi, Pathariya, Sargaon, Lalpur Thana |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Rahul Dev |
| • 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 |
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:
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] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 97.01% | |||
| Other | 1.41% | |||
| Islam | 0.82% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.76% | |||
As of the 2011 census, 97.25% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 1.45% Hindi as their first language.[4]
Cities and towns in Mungeli district | |
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| Mungeli | |
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