{{Short description|Town in Chhattisgarh, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ambagarh Chowki | other_name = Chowki | nickname = Chowki | settlement_type = Sub-Urban | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India | coordinates = {{coord|20.78209|N|80.74117|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Chhattisgarh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Mohla-Manpur-Chowki | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 8494 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Chhattisgarhi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Ambagarh%20Chowki%20&district=Rajnandgaon 491665] | registration_plate = CG | website = | footnotes = | official_name = Ambagarh Chowki }} '''Ambagarah Chowki''' is a town in the Chhattisgarh state of India. It is now a district in collaboration with Mohla and Manpur, naming the district Mohla-Manpur-Chowki.<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Mohla-Manpur- Ambagarh Chowki, Govt of Chhattisgarh {{!}} Origin of Shivnath {{!}} India |url=https://mohla-manpur-ambagarhchowki.cg.gov.in/ |access-date=2023-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Geography== Ambagarh Chowki is located at the banks of Shivnath River (or Sheonath river). It is approximately {{convert|123.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the capital of the state (Raipur) via NH 53 and approximately {{convert|51.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the previous district Rajnandgaon. The town consist of many hillocks, on some of which temples were built. The commercial vegetation here consist of Mahua trees (Scientific name: Madhuca longifolia), and Tendu trees (Scientific name : Diospyros melanoxylon) whose leaves are picked by the people licensed by the government tenders, which is later used to make beedi.
==Demographics== {{As of|2011}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/DDW_PCA2209_2011_MDDS%20with%20UI.xlsx|title= Primary Census Abstract Data Tables - Chhattisgharh, 2011|accessdate=2020-06-15|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Ambagarh Chowki had a population of 9889. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. In Ambagarh Chowki, Female Sex Ratio is 1039 against the state average of 991. Ambagarh Chowki has an average literacy rate of 87.2%, higher than the state average of 70.28%; with 93.16% of the males and 83.8% of females literate. 11.71% of the population is under 6 years of age. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Ambagarh%20Chowki%20&district=Rajnandgaon |title=PinCode Ambagarh Chowki|publisher=citypincode.in |date= |accessdate=2014-03-23}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Rajnandgaon district}}
Category:Cities and towns in Rajnandgaon district
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