Dantewada
| Dantewada दंतेवाडा | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Dantewada  Dantewada | |
| Coordinates: 18°54′00″N 81°21′00″E / 18.9000°N 81.3500°ECoordinates: 18°54′00″N 81°21′00″E / 18.9000°N 81.3500°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Dantewada |
| Elevation | 351 m (1,152 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,633 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
Dantewada (also known as Dantewara) is a town and a nagar palika in the Dantewada district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.[1] It is the administrative headquarters of Dantewada District.
The town is named after the goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the Danteshwari Temple located in the town, 80 km from the Jagdalpur tehsil. The goddess is worshipped as an incarnation of Shakti and the temple is held to be one of the fifty-two sacred Shakti Peethas.
Geography
Dantewada is located at 18°54′00″N 81°21′00″E / 18.9000°N 81.3500°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 351 meters (1154 feet).
Administrative divisions
Dantewada Tehsil is divided into thirty-one gram panchayats, each one of which has jurisdiction over one or more villages.[3]
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[4] Dantewada had a population of 13,633. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Dantewada had an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 78% and, female literacy was 61%. In 2001 in Dantewada, 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Notable Person
- Amit Singh Dhakad, Author of the Novel: Last Batch of University
References
- ↑ Dantewada district profile
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.