Ambagarh Chowki

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Ambagarh Chowki
Chowki
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Ambagarh Chowki
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Ambagarh Chowki
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
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Ambagarh Chowki
Ambagarh Chowki (India)
Coordinates: 20°46′56″N80°44′28″E / 20.78209°N 80.74117°E / 20.78209; 80.74117
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Chhattisgarh
District Mohla-Manpur-Chowki
Population
 (2001)
  Total8,494
Languages
  Official Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
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Ambagarah Chowki is a town in the Chhattisgarh state of India. It is now a district in collaboration with Mohla and Manpur, naming the district Mohla-Manpur-Chowki. [1]

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Geography

Ambagarh Chowki is located at the banks of Shivnath River (or Sheonath river). It is approximately 123.6 km (76.8 mi) from the capital of the state (Raipur) via NH 53 and approximately 51.2 km (31.8 mi) from the previous district Rajnandgaon. The town consist of many hillocks, on some of which temples were built. The commercial vegetation here consist of Mahua trees (Scientific name: Madhuca longifolia), and Tendu trees (Scientific name : Diospyros melanoxylon) whose leaves are picked by the people licensed by the government tenders, which is later used to make beedi.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [2] Ambagarh Chowki had a population of 9889. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. In Ambagarh Chowki, Female Sex Ratio is 1039 against the state average of 991. Ambagarh Chowki has an average literacy rate of 87.2%, higher than the state average of 70.28%; with 93.16% of the males and 83.8% of females literate. 11.71% of the population is under 6 years of age. [3]

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References

  1. "District Mohla-Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki, Govt of Chhattisgarh | Origin of Shivnath | India" . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables - Chhattisgharh, 2011". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "PinCode Ambagarh Chowki". citypincode.in. Retrieved 23 March 2014.