Mungeli district

Mungeli district
District of Chhattisgarh
View of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
View of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBilaspur
Established1 January 2012
HeadquartersMungeli
TehsilsMungeli, Lormi, Pathariya, Sargaon, Lalpur Thana
Government
 • CollectorKundan Kumar
 • Lok Sabha ConstituencyBilaspur
 • Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyMungeli, Lormi
Area
 • Total
2,750.36 km2 (1,061.92 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
701,707
 • Density255.133/km2 (660.791/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-CT
HDIIncrease 0.716 (medium)
Literacy rate85.7%
Official languagesHindi, Chhattisgarhi
Websitemungeli.gov.in/en/

Mungeli district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India, with its headquarters in Mungeli. It was carved out of Bilaspur district in 2013.

History

Mungeli received the status of a tehsil in 1860. After 142 years, it became a district. The new created district comprised the three tehsils of Mungeli, Patharia and Lormi. It was established as a district in January 2012 after being separated from Bilaspur district.

The story of Netflix film Chaman Bahaar is set in Mungeli district. The story revolves around a young man who runs a paan thela on a semi-deserted road, after the formation of Mungeli district from Bilaspur district. Actor Jitendra Kumar plays the lead role.

Administrative division

Mungeli District has five tehsils:

There are two assembly's to lead the district in the state assembly.

Demographics

Religions in Mungeli district (2011)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 97.01%
Other (tribal religion)
 
 1.41%
Islam
 
 0.82%
Christianity
 
 0.50%
Other or not stated
 
 0.26%

As of the 2011 census, the population was 701,707, of which 65,439 (9.33%) live in urban areas. 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.

Languages of Mungeli district (2011)
  1. Chhattisgarhi (97.2%)
  2. Hindi (1.45%)
  3. Gondi (0.17%)
  4. Sindhi (0.15%)
  5. Kurukh (0.13%)
  6. Others (0.85%)

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

Places of interest

References

  1. ↑ "The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Blocks of Mungeli, Chhattisgarh". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "History | District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | India". Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "About District | District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | India". Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tehsil | District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | India". mungeli.gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  7. ↑ "District Census Handbook - Bilaspur" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ↑ "District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | Open Defecation Free Mungeli | India". Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ↑ "Tourist Places | District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | India". mungeli.gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2025.

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