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.
Popular in media 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: Mungeli Lormi Pathariya Sargaon Lalpur Thana
There are two assembly's to lead the district in the state assembly. Mungeli Assembly constituency Lormi Assembly constituency
Demographics
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.
As of the 2011 census, 97.25% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 1.45% Hindi as their first language.
Places of interest Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Setganga Kharaghat Rajiv Gandhi reservoir (Khudia reservoir) Madku Islands Amar Island and Temple Hathnikala Temple Shivghat
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