Manendragarh

Manendragarh, is a city and administrative district headquarters of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Formerly, it was the part of Koriya district. It is situated near the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh state border. The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh state, Shri Bhupesh Baghel, inaugurated Manendragarh District on 9 September 2022 by separating it from korea district.

Manendragarh Railway Station is on the Anuppur-Chirmiri rail route. The area is surrounded by many coal mines including Rajnagar&Ramnagar(MP), Haldibadi, West Jhagrakhand colliery, Khongapani, South Jhagrakhand colliery, Ledri, Nai Ledri and North Jhagrakhand colliery Jhagrakhand. Manendragarh was originated by some tribals around 100 years ago; later developed by British Raj for coal excavation in West, South and Nort Jhagrakhand Collieries, Rajnagar and Ramnagar collieries Mines, Road and Railway Lines are developed by a Bengali Engineer Shri B.B. Lahidi.