Mungeli district is a

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of Chhattisgarh, India, with headquarters in Mungeli. It was carved out of Bilaspur district in 2013. The present collector of Mungeli is Shri Rahul Dev. The story of

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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

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plays the lead role. Mungeli has three tehsils:

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the population was 701,707. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 27.7% and 10.37% of the population respectively. As of the 2011 census, 97.25% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 1.45%

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as their first language.2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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References

Districts of Chhattisgarh States and territories established in 2012 {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub