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About Mungeli Village

Mungeli is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 432 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mungeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mungeli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 358.08 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 432
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mungeli compares

By the 2011 count Mungeli is the 88th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 358.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Mungeli

Mungeli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mungeli as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mungeli from other places

Mungeli lies about 80 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mungeli
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 18 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 27 km
District headquarters Durg 80 km

Villages closest to Mungeli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bemetara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mungeli

As per the Census of India 2011, Mungeli village had a population of 823. That makes it the 88th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Mungeli village has 432 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mungeli has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Mungeli is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mungeli covers 358.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mungeli falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mungeli is Hathbandh, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Mungeli.

Mungeli is about 80 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mungeli is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 18 km away. Bemetāra is about 18 km away. Hathbandh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandan (1.7 km), Baradera (2.1 km) and Khapri (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mungeli today is likely to be higher.

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