Nagri is a town and

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in the

Dhamtari district Dhamtari is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This district is situated at 20°42' N latitude and 81°33' E longitude. Dhamtari district was officially formed on 6 July 1998 by trifurcating Raipur district into Raipur, Dhamtari and ...

of the

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Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

. It is located 64 kilometres from the district headquarters,

Dhamtari Dhamtari is a municipal corporation and headquarters of the Dhamtari district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency formed on 6July 1998.. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisga ...

. and 145 kilometres from state capital,

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...

. Mukundpur (3 kilometres away), Malhari (5 kilometres away), Sihawa (6 kilometres), Bhitarras (6 kilometres away) and Goregaon (6 kilometres away) are nearby villages to Nagri. Nagri is surrounded by Narharpur Tehsil to its west, Gariyaband Tehsil to its north, Baderajpur Tehsil to its south and Mainpur Tehsil to its east. Kanker,

, Gobranawapara, Gariyaband and Umarkote are all nearby cities to Nagri.

Demographics

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, Nagri has a population of 13,308. Males constitute 50% of the population and females constitute 50%. Nagri has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; its male literacy rate is 79%, and female literacy rate is 56%. As of 2011, 15% of Nagri's population is under 6 years of age. Nagri is covered by jungles and mountains and the Mahnadi river, the 'lifeline of Chhattisgarh', originates from Sihawa Hills, 8 kilometres from Nagri.

Education

There are 9 schools and colleges; 6 schools and 3 colleges: *Sringee Rishi Higher Secondary School * "Government Higher Secondary School" *Anand Marg School *Sarswati Shishu Mandir School *"Genius Public Higher Secondary School" *Mahanadi Academy *Government Sukhram Nage College Nagri (Chhipli) *Diet Nagri *Alshams Infotech Nagri

Tourist attractions

Various temples and natural sites attract tourists, such as: *River

Mahanadi The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay o ...

, the 'lifeline of Chhattisgarh', is sourced from Sihawa Hill, 8 kilometres away from Nagri. *Karneshwar Temple, made by the King Karnraj, is a popular attraction for tourists situated at Deopur, 5 kilometres away from Nagri. *Sringee Rishi Ashram, at the top of the Sihawa Hill, 8 kilometres away from Nagri. *Santa Devi Ashram is also situated at the top of Sihawa Hill. *Maa Sheetla Temple is situated at Bhitarras, 6.5 kilometres away from Nagri. *Mata Mahamai Temple is situated at Farsiyan, 9 kilometres away from Nagri.

Official language

Chhattisgarhi Chhattisgarhi ( / ) is an Indo-Aryan language, spoken by approximately 16 million people from Chhattisgarh & other states. It is mostly spoken in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra. It is closely related ...

and Hindi is the local language in Nagri.

References

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