Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district explained

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur
Settlement Type:District of Chhattisgarh
Total Type:Total
Coordinates:23.22°N 82.2°W
Coor Pinpoint:Manendragarh-Chirmiri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chhattisgarh
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Surguja
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Manendragarh
Parts Type:Tehsils
Parts Style:para
P1:6
Area Total Km2:4226
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:3,70,000Males 53% Females 47%SC 9.38% and ST 36.21%
Population Males:2,23,792
Population Females:1,98,456
Population Sc:39,606 (9.38%)
Population St:1,52,896 (36.21%)
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Title1:Literacy
Demographics1 Title2:Sex ratio males 53% females 47%
Leader Title2:Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Leader Name2:3
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Registration Plate:CG-35
Blank Name Sec1:Major highways
Blank Info Sec1:3

Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district is a district of Chhattisgarh state in India.[1] Earlier it was in Korea district. Manendragarh has been inaugurated as a separate District on September 9, 2022 by the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh State Shri Bhupesh Baghel. administrative headquarters of the district is Manendragarh.[2]

The district lies in the northwesternmost part of Chhattisgarh in the Surguja division. It borders Madhya Pradesh to the north and west, Koriya and Surajpur districts to the east and Korba and Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi districts to the south. It is mountainous and forested, and largely tribal-populated. The district was part of the princely states of Changbhakar and Korea before Independence.

The district has three subdivisions:- Bharatpur, Manendragarh and Khadganwan, and divided into six tehsils :- Manendragarh, Bharatpur, Khadgawan, Chirmiri, Kelhari And Kotadol.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Manendragarh-Chirimri-Bharatpur district had a population of 411,490. Manendragarh-Chirimri-Bharatpur district has a sex ratio of 970 females to 1000 males. 32.27% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 34,339 (8.35%) and 207,156 (50.34%) of the population respectively.[3]

At the time of the 2011 census, 38.58% of the population spoke Hindi, 34.09% Surgujia, 7.08% Bagheli, 5.60% Chhattisgarhi, 5.04% Baghoria, 1.77% Odia, 1.33% Bhojpuri, 1.19% Bengali and 1.06% Sadri as their first language.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newly-announced distt to be known as Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur: CM. www.thehitavada.com.
  2. Web site: The means of formation of latest district Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur began. reportwire.in.
  3. Web site: 2011 . District Census Handbook: Koriya . censusindia.gov.in . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. Web site: Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh. www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.