Mungeli district
District of Chhattisgarh in India
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Mungeli district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India,[2] with headquarters in Mungeli. It was carved out of Bilaspur district in 2013.
Mungeli district | |
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View of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
.svg) Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bilaspur |
| Established | 1 Jan 2012 |
| Headquarters | Mungeli |
| Tehsils | Mungeli, Lormi, Pathariya, Sargaon, Lalpur Thana |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Kundan Kumar |
| • Lok Sabha Constituency | Bilaspur |
| • Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Mungeli, Lormi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,750.36 km2 (1,061.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 701,707 |
| • Density | 255.133/km2 (660.791/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-CT |
| HDI |  0.716 (medium) |
| Literacy rate | 85.7% |
| Official languages | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi[1] |
| Website | mungeli |
Popular in media
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.
Administrative division
Mungeli District has five tehsils:[3]
There are two assembly's to lead the district in the state assembly.
Demographics
As of the 2011 census, the population was 701,707, of which 65,439 (9.33%) live in urban areas.[5] The population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 38.29%. 1,20,631 (17.19%) are under 6 years of age. Mungeli has a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 64.75%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 27.70% and 10.37% of the population respectively.[6]
As of the 2011 census, 97.25% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 1.45% Hindi as their first language.[7]
Places of interest
- Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
- Setganga
- Kharaghat
- Rajiv Gandhi reservoir (Khudia reservoir)
- Madku Islands
- Amar Island and Temple
- Hathnikala Temple
- Shivghat
