Dantewada
Dantewada
Dantewara | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  | |
  Dantewada Location within Chhattisgarh  Dantewada Location within India | |
| Coordinates: 18°54′00″N 81°20′20″E / 18.9000°N 81.339°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bastar |
| District | Dantewada |
| Elevation | 351 m (1,152 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,633 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi[1] |
| • Regional | Gondi, Halbi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 494xxx (Dantewada)[2] |
| Vehicle registration | CG-18 |
Dantewada (also known as Dantewara) is a town and a municipality, (nagar palika) in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dantewada District, and the fourth largest city of Bastar division.
Geography
Dantewada is located at 18°54′00″N 81°21′00″E / 18.9000°N 81.3500°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 351 meters (1154 feet). The town is situated on the banks of the Shakini and Dakini rivers.
Notable site
Administrative divisions
Dantewada Tehsil is divided into thirty eight gram panchayats, each one of which has jurisdiction over one or more villages.[4]
Demographics
As of the 2011 census,[5] Dantewada had a population of 13,633. 53% of the population was male and 47% female. Dantewada had a literacy rate of 70%, compared to the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 78% and, female literacy was 61%.[5]
Notable people
- Mahendra Karma: an Indian National Congress politician who was assassinated by Maoists in 2013
References
- ↑ "The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ↑ Dantewada
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Dantewara
- ↑ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Dantewada, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.