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 15 August 2021. It is carved out from existing Rajnandgaon district.[2][3][4][5]

Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Coordinates (Mohla): 20°35′N 80°45′E / 20.59°N 80.75°E / 20.59; 80.75
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionDurg
HeadquartersMohla
Tehsils3
Government
 • Vidhan Sabha constituencies1
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
283,947
Demographics
 • Sex ratio1027
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways3

Sub Division

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District is sub divided into five tehsils:[6]

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

Demographics

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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

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  1. ^ "Chhattisgarh gets 29th district in the form of Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki". ThePrint. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  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 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "4 New Districts, 18 Tehsils In Chhattisgarh: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel". ndtv.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Chhattisgarh to have 4 new districts, says CM Bhupesh Baghel on Independence Day". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announces 4 new districts, 18 tehsils - India News". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Mohla-Manpur-Ambagh Chowki becomes the 29th district of Chhattisgarh". currentaffairs.adda247.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  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. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.