Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district

Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district[1] is one of the four new district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India announced by Bhupesh Baghel on 15th August 2021. It is carved out from existing Rajnandgaon district.[2][3][4][5]

Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district
District of Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Coordinates (Mohla): 20.59°N 80.75°E / 20.59; 80.75
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionDurg
HeadquartersMohla
Tehsils3
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1
Population
 (2011)
 • Total283,947
Demographics
 • Sex ratio1027
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways3

Sub Division

District is sub divided into five tehsils:[6]

  1. Ambagarh Chowki
  2. Manpur
  3. Mohla
  4. Aundhi
  5. Khadgaon

Demographics
Religions in Mohla-Manpur district (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 90.85%
Other (Tribal religions)
 
 4.35%
Buddhism
 
 3.07%
Islam
 
 0.90%
Christianity
 
 0.62%
Other or not stated
 
 0.21%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, Mohla-Manpur district had a population of 283,947, of which 9,889 (3.49%) live in urban areas. Mohla-Manpur district has a sex ratio of 1027 females to 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20,722 (7.30%) and 179,662 (63.27%) of the population respectively.[8]

Languages of Mohla-Manpur district (2011)[9]

  Chhattisgarhi (70.27%)
  Gondi (20.15%)
  Hindi (5.02%)
  Halbi (3.26%)
  Others (1.30%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 70.27% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi, 20.15% Gondi, 5.02% Hindi and 3.26% Halbi as their first language.[9]

References
  1. "Chhattisgarh gets 29th district in the form of Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki". ThePrint. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. "Chhattisgarh Cm Bhupesh Baghel Announces Four New Districts And 18 Tehsil Independence Day - एलान: स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर सीएम भूपेश बघेल ने की घोषणा, छत्तीसगढ़ में बनेंगे चार नए जिले और 18 तहसील - Amar Ujala Hindi News Live". amarujala.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  3. "4 New Districts, 18 Tehsils In Chhattisgarh: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel". ndtv.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. "Chhattisgarh to have 4 new districts, says CM Bhupesh Baghel on Independence Day". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  5. "Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts, 18 tehsils - India News". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  6. "Mohla-Manpur-Ambagh Chowki becomes the 29th district of Chhattisgarh". currentaffairs.adda247.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  7. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  8. "District Census Handbook: Rajnandgaon" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  9. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.