# 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.

## Geography

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district is bordered by Koriya and Korba districts to the east, Bilaspur and Mungeli districts to the south, and Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh to the northwest. The district is predominantly mountainous.

## list of collectors & district magistrate

1. Sikha Singh Rajput Tiwari [IAS][ special duty officer]
2. Doman Singh [Promoted IAS]
3. Namrata Gandhi [IAS]
4. Recha Prakash Choudhary [IAS]
5. Priyanka Rishi Mahoba [IAS]
6. leena Kamlesh Mandvi [IAS]

## History

The area of Pendra Zamindari in the newly formed district of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi was 774 square miles and it had 225 villages under it. Two brothers named Hindu Singh and Chhindu Singh lived under the protection of the Kalchuri king of Ratnapur. They found a sack full of money lying on the side of the road which they gave to the king. The king was pleased with their honesty and gave them the Pendra Zamindari as a reward. This Zamindari had been in their family for 12 generations. Hindu Singh's dynasty progressed greatly from Pandrivana i.e. Pendra. Within 80 and 100 years, his descendants became the officers of Kenda, Uparoda, Matin. Even during the rule of the Marathas, they continued to enjoy their Zamindari till 1798. In 1818, when Colonel Agnew came as the Superintendent of Chhattisgarh, he handed over the Zamindari to Ajit Singh, a descendant of the old officer. In the Maratha period, Pendra Garh was an important centre of Pindharis. In this region, there were Pindare dacoits who used to attack Ratanpur and Jabalpur. Due to them, this region was called Pindara which has now become Pendra.
The first newspaper of Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh Mitra, was published as a monthly magazine from Pendra in the year 1900 under the editorship of Pandit Madhavrao Sapre. District Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi is famous not only in the state of Chhattisgarh but also in the whole of India due to its unique features like quality of rice and tribal cultural background.

## Demographics

Religions in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 94.10% | 94.10% |
| Other (tribal religion) | Other (tribal religion) | 2.93% | 2.93% |
| Islam | Islam | 2.01% | 2.01% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.43% | 0.43% |
At the time of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 3,36,420. Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district has a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 55.92%. 32,285 (9.60%) live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20,802 (6.18%) and 192,073 (57.09%) of the population respectively.
Languages of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district (2011)
According to the 2011 census, 74.59% of the district speaks Chhattisgarhi and 23.48% speaks Hindi as their first language.

## Tourism

Achanakmaar Tiger reserve (achanakmar forest guest house, sal valley resort, Lamni forest rest house, chhaparwa forest rest house, Sonbhadra tourist resort amadob, the royal river resort amadob)
Achankmaar Biosphere Reserve
Marhimata mandir bhanwartank
Pandav goofa dhanpur
durga mandir dhanpur
kali mandir pendra
RAJ MAHAL PENDRA
baba hazrat saiyad insan ali dargah larkeni
Benibaai dhhobhar
Kabir ka chabutra keochi (chher chhera resort)
Jaleswardham
mai ki bagiya
Durgadhara
thath pathra
Laxman Dhara
Lakshman Ghat khardi
Gangnai dam nature camp salhekota
Jhojha waterfall basti
Jogi Goofa lamna
sonkund sonmuda
malaniya dam pakariya
Rajmergarh hilltop
Amreswar mahadev mandir

## See also.

* Districts of Chhattisgarh