Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district

Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district
District of Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Coordinates (Mohla): 20.59°N 80.75°E / 20.59; 80.75
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
Division	Durg
Headquarters	Mohla
Tehsils	3
Government
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	1
Population  (2011)
• Total	283,947
Demographics
• Sex ratio	1027
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	3

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]

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. 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. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.