Khongapani Explained

Khongapani
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Chhattisgarh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates:23.1986°N 82.2412°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chhattisgarh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:17865
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:497447
Registration Plate:CG-32

Khongapani is a census town in manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Demographics

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.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.

Economy

Khongapani is basically a coal industrial hub, where majorities are working in South Eastern Coal Mines. Collectively it has four coal mines:1. West Jhagrakhand Colliery (A.Seam)2. B.Seam3. Palkimara Region4. Haldibari

Education

"Shri Yamuna Prasad Shastri H/S School" is one of the oldest schools. It was opened in 1951 there at Khongapni. And State Government Primary and Higher Secondary School is there.

Apart from this, most of the students go to nearby Kendriya School jkd, Ramakrishna School, D.A.V. school, Adarsh Vidya Mandir, S Prabha Memorial Convent School, St. Joseph's Mission School, Bachpan School, St. Joseph's Convent School, Takshilla School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.