Khongapani
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Khongapani | |
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Town | |
  Khongapani Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Khongapani Khongapani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°11′55″N 82°14′28″E / 23.19859°N 82.2412°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 17,865 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 497447 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-32 |
Khongapani is a census town in manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Khongapani had a population of 17,865. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Khongapani has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 50%. In Khongapani, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Khongapani has three banks one is SBI and other is Central Bank & Gramin Bank. People there are mostly dependent on the South Eastern Coal Mines.[citation needed] The nearest river is Hasdeo river, it is a major tributary of the Mahanadi, due to the name of this river this area is known as the Hasdeo area.
Nearby places are ManendraGarh, Bijuri, Rajnagar, Ramnagar, and Ledri.
