Dantewada

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::callout[type=note] the municipality in India ::

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Geography

Dantewada is located at . It has an average elevation of 351 meters (1154 feet). Dantewada city is situated on the river banks of Shakini and Dakini rivers.

Places of interest

Danteshwari temple

One of the Shakti Peethas of India, Maa Danteshwari temple is in Dantewada. The presiding deity of Dantewada is goddess Danteshwari. World-famous Bastar Dussehra which is also the longest festival of world, starts from Dantewada Shaktipeeth.

Barsoor

Known as "the city of temples and lakes", Barsoor has a great historical significance. Grandeur architecture of the temples speak out the glorious history of Barsoor. Twin Ganesha idol, Mama Bhancha temple, Chandraditya temple and Battisha temple are some of them.

Saathdhara waterfalls

6 kilometers from Barsoor, there is a bridge which connects Abujhmarh with Barsoor. The bridge is on Indravati river and before it, there is a trek of around two kilometers to reach the waterfall. Indravati river streams are separated by seven sub-streams and flows through rocky terrain and forms Saathdhara waterfall.

Administrative divisions

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

Demographics

India census, 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

Educational institutes

  • Government Danteshwari PG College Dantewada
  • College of Agriculture, Chitalanka, Dantewada
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Chitalanka, Dantewada
  • Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Barsoor, Dantewada
  • Govt Model Higher Secondary School, Dantewada
  • NMDC Polytechnic College Dantewada

Notable person

Mahendra Karma, an Indian National Congress politician who was assassinated by Maoists in 2013.

References

References

  1. (2008). "The Chhattisgarh Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2007". indiacode.nic.in.
  2. [https://indiapincodes.net/Chhattisgarh/Dantewada/ Dantewada]
  3. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Dantewara.html Falling Rain Genomics.Dantewara]
  4. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Dantewada, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
  5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.

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