Dantewada

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Dantewada Dantewara
Town
Danteshwari Mai Mandir
Map credit Dantewada Location within Chhattisgarh Show map of Chhattisgarh Map credit Dantewada Location within India Show map of India
Coordinates: 18°54′00″N 81°20′20″E / 18.9000°N 81.339°E / 18.9000; 81.339
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
Division	Bastar
District	Dantewada
Elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,633
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Halbi
• Regional	Gondi, Halbi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	494xxx (Dantewada)
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

Dantewada is located at 18°54′00″N 81°21′00″E / 18.9000°N 81.3500°E / 18.9000; 81.3500. 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

• Maa Danteshwari temple

Administrative divisions

Dantewada Tehsil is divided into thirty eight gram panchayats, each of which has jurisdiction over one or more villages.

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, 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%.

Notable people

• Mahendra Karma: an Indian National Congress politician who was assassinated by Maoists in 2013