Mungeli district

Mungeli District
View of Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBilaspur
Established1 Jan 2012
HeadquartersMungeli
TehsilsMungeli, Lormi, Pathariya, Sargaon, Lalpur Thana
Government
 • CollectorRahul Dev
 • Lok Sabha ConstituencyBilaspur
 • Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyMungeli, Lormi, Bilha
Area
 • Total2,750.36 km2 (1,061.92 sq mi)
Population
 • Total701,707
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-CT
HDIIncrease 0.716 (medium)
Literacy rate85.7%
Official languagesHindi • Chhattisgarhi • Braj Bhasha
Websitewww.mungeli.gov.in

Mungeli district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India,[1] with headquarters in Mungeli. It was carved out of Bilaspur district in 2013. The present collector of Mungeli is Shri Rahul Dev.[2]

The story of Netflix movie Chaman Bahaar is based in Mungeli district. The story revolves around a young man who runs a paan thela on a semi-deserted road, after Mungeli district was carved out of Bilaspur district. Actor Jitendra Kumar plays the lead role.

Mungeli has three tehsils: Mungeli, Lormi and Patharia.

  1. ^ "Blocks of Mungeli, Chhattisgarh". National Panchayat Directory. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ^ "District Mungeli, Government of Chhattisgarh | Open Defecation Free Mungeli | India". Retrieved 1 May 2021.