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Mungeli
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Mungeli
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
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Mungeli
Mungeli (India)
Coordinates: 22°04′N81°41′E / 22.07°N 81.68°E / 22.07; 81.68
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Chhattisgarh
District Mungeli
Government
  Type Mayor-Council
  BodyMungeli Municipal Corporation
  Mayor Hemendra Goswami
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total108,387
Languages
  Official Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
495334 (Mungeli) [1]
Telephone code917755
Vehicle registration CG-28
Website http://cg.nic.in/mungeli

Mungeli is a city and a Municipal Council in Mungeli district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The pin code of Mungeli is 495334.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [2] Mungeli had a population of 1,08,387.

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References

  1. Mungeli
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.