Mungeli

Mungeli
Mungeli
	Town
	Mungeli Location in Chhattisgarh, India Mungeli Mungeli (India)
	Coordinates: 22.07°N 81.68°E
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mungeli
Government
• Mayor	Savitri soni
Elevation	288 m (945 ft)
Population (2013 (est))
• Total	55,756
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	495334
Telephone code	917755
Vehicle registration	CG-28
Website	http://cg.nic.in/mungeli , https://sites.google.com/site/districtmungeli

Mungeli is a town and a municipality in Mungeli district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The pin code of Mungeli is 495334. Mungeli is a newly formed district from the separation of bilaspur district.

Geography

Mungeli has an average elevation of 288 metres (944 feet). Mungeli is located near the Bilaspur district around 50 kilometres from the 'Bilaspur' and 100 kilometres away from the Capital City of Chhattisgarh 'Raipur' Mungeli is a small town on the banks of the river Agar.It has plateau in the north and Mahanadi basin in the south.

Demographics

As of 2013 India census,[1] Mungeli had a population of 55,756. (est) Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mungeli has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 59%. In Mungeli, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.