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.
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]