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About Mongri Village

Mongri is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,317, made up of 676 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mongri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 416.2 hectares
Population 1,317
Male Population 676
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mongri compares

By the 2011 count Mongri is the 57th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 416.2 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1007.

Getting to Mongri

Mongri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mongri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mongri from other places

Mongri lies about 41 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 2.4 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 Mongri
Nearest railway station Latabor 2.4 km
Nearest town Balod 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 14 km
District headquarters Durg 41 km

Villages closest to Mongri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 Mongri

As per the Census of India 2011, Mongri village had a population of 1,317. That makes it the 57th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Mongri village has 676 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mongri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Mongri is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mongri covers 416.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mongri falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mongri is Latabor, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mongri.

Mongri is about 41 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mongri is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 2.4 km away. Balod is about 13 km away. Gunderdehi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phuljhar (2.1 km), Biretara (2.9 km) and Mahud (3.3 km).

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

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