Mungeli is a city . and it is chhattisgarhs newly formed District Functional from 1st January 2012. in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Mungeli is located at 2204N 8141E / 22.07N 81.68E / 22.07; 81.68. It has an average elevation of 288metres (944feet). As of 2001 India census, Mungeli had a population of 27,387. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Mungeli has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 59%. In Mungeli, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Dr. George E. Miller served as a medical missionary for the Foreign Christian Missionary Society in Mungeli during the early 20th century. He was first stationed here in 1909, when he began practicing medicine in India for the first time, and also when delivered his first sermon. For several weeks during the cool season in Mungeli, Dr. George E. Miller and his fellow missionaries camped out in the various villages...
