Dantewada
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Dantewada
Dantewara | |
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Town | |
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  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.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Notable site
[edit]Administrative divisions
[edit]Dantewada Tehsil is divided into thirty eight gram panchayats, each one of which has jurisdiction over one or more villages.[4]
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]- Mahendra Karma: an Indian National Congress politician who was assassinated by Maoists in 2013
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
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