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Coordinates: 22°11′36″N 83°27′12″E / 22.19333°N 83.45333°E / 22.19333; 83.45333
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22°11′36″N 83°27′12″E / 22.19333°N 83.45333°E / 22.19333; 83.45333

Bhengari is medium sized village in India located in the Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.[1] The village has been in the spotlight in the 2010s due to accusations that corporations have been forcing residents to sell their land, according to Amnesty International.[2]


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  1. ^ "Bhengari Village Population - Gharghoda - Raigarh, Chhattisgarh". Census 2011. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. ^ "India: Pavitri Manjhi, Women Human Rights Defender in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, working against illegal Adivasi land dispossession". UNDRIP 10th ANNIVERSARY. Amnesty International. 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

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