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Manendragarh | |
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City in Chhattisgarh | |
 Amrit Dhara Waterfall | |
  Manendragarh Location in Chhattisgarh, India  Manendragarh Manendragarh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°11′32″N 82°12′01″E / 23.1922°N 82.2003°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Palika Parishad Manendragarh |
| • MP | Jyotsna Charan Das Mahant (Indian National Congress) |
| • MLA | Shyam Bihari Jaiswal(Bhartiya Janta Party) |
| • Nagar Palika Parishad Chairman | Prabha Patel(Indian National Congress) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 33,071
Males 53% Females 47% |
| Languages | |
| • Official | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (IST) |
| PIN | 497442 |
| Telephone code | 07771 |
| Vehicle registration | CG-32 |
Manendragarh, is a city and administrative district headquarters of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.[1] Formerly, it was the part of Koriya district. It is situated near the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh state border. The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh state, Shri Bhupesh Baghel, inaugurated Manendragarh District on 9 September 2022 by separating it from korea district.
Manendragarh Railway Station is on the Anuppur-Chirmiri rail route. The area is surrounded by many coal mines including Rajnagar&Ramnagar(MP), Haldibadi, West Jhagrakhand colliery, Khongapani, South Jhagrakhand colliery, Ledri, Nai Ledri and North Jhagrakhand colliery Jhagrakhand. Manendragarh was originated by some tribals around 100 years ago;[citation needed] later developed by British Raj for coal excavation in West, South and Nort Jhagrakhand Collieries, Rajnagar and Ramnagar collieries Mines, Road and Railway Lines are developed by a Bengali Engineer Shri B.B. Lahidi.
National Highway 43 has its route through Manendragarh. Sirrouli temple is located in Manendragarh near Udalkachar railway station. Amrit Dhara Waterfall is a nearby attraction. "Sidh-Baba" mount is known for the Shiva temple.[2] Shiv Dhara waterfall is also a picnic spot situated amongst deep forest. Manendragarh also have many Government schools, private schools in which primary and Higher education are given. There are many hospitals and Nursing Home around the city some of them are Central hospital Manendragarh, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Community Health Centre (CHC), Khan Memorial, Primary Health Centre etc. There are Parks, Restaurants and many Temple, mosque, church, Gurudwara in the main city.
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