Manendragarh

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?Manendragarh Chhattisgarh • India
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Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Koria
Population	30,755 (2001)

Manendragarh is a city and a municipality in the Koriya District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is a taluk headquarters and lies near the district’s border with Madhya Pradesh and is about 40 km west of Baikunthpur.

The nearest airport is at Raipur. Manendragarh Railway Station is on the Anuppur-Chirmiri rail route. There many coal mines around here. Manendragarh was originated by some tribals around 100 years back.

National Highway 78 has its route through Manendragarh. Amrit Dhara Waterfall is a nearby attraction. "Sidh-Baba" mount is famous for the Lord Shiva temple.

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As of the 2001 India census^[1], Manendragarh had a population of 30,755. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Manendragarh has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 64%. In Manendragarh, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Manendragarh is the hub of rural items. Most of the area is surrounded by small villages and people talk in the Chattisgarhi language.

The Manendragarh is the town situated at the bank of river Hasdeo, the branch of river Sone. The people living there are very friendly and helpful in nature. The main languages of Manendragarh are Chattisgarhi and Hindi.

The Manendragarh town is surrounded by coal mines SECL. This town is a main marketing hub. Chirimiri is situated near to this town, about 30km away. By 2007 the population of Manedragarh reached around 60,000.

Visitors to Manendragarh can travel via Katni or Bilaspur. There are direct train services to Manendragarh from both places.

Manendragarh was formed in the revenue district of Korea on dated 12-09-2003 in terms of notification issued by Government of Chhattisgarh:

OBJECTIVES

a. To improve the quality and productivity of the forests in the project areas of the Korea district.

b. To raise plantations of teak, bamboo and other Misc. Species.

NURSERIES

The one central nursery located at Janakganga. 2.01 lakhs Teak and 3.0 lakhs Bamboo plants are being prepared in the nursery for plantation 2006.

For entertainment this town has only two Talkies named as the "Khedia Chitra Mandir" and the "Vimal Shree" Cinema.

"Karam Ghoga" and "Udal Kachhar" is a very famous picnic spot near to this place.

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