Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Gaurella is the headquarters of the district. It was carved out of Bilaspur district and inaugurated in February 2020.[2][1] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.18% and 57.09% of the population respectively.

Languages of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, 2011 census

  Chhattisgarhi (74.59%)
  Hindi (23.48%)
  Others (1.93%)
Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district
District of Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBilaspur
EstablishedFebruary 2020
HeadquartersGaurella
Area
[1]
 • Total2,307.39 km2 (890.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total336,420
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitegaurela-pendra-marwahi.cg.gov.in

According to the 2011 census, 74.59% of the district speaks Chhattisgarhi and 23.48% speaks Hindi as their first language.

History of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi

Chhattisgarh Mitra, the first newspaper of Chhattisgarh in this district, was published in the form of a monthly magazine from Pendra in the year 1900 under the editing of Pandit Madhavrao Sapre.

District status

Gaurela Pendra Marwahi[3] district is surrounded by Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the north, Kota and Lormi in the south and Sohagpur and Pushprajgarh tehsils of Madhya Pradesh state district in the west.

See also

References
  1. "About Gaurela-Penra-Marwahi District," Government of Chhatisgarh, 2020
  2. "Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi as Chhattisgarh's 28th district," India Today, Feb 11, 2020
  3. admin (2021-07-03). "आज हम जानेंगे छत्तीसगढ़ के नवगठित गौरेला पेंड्रा मरवाही के बारे में". हिंदी में जानकारी. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
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