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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Dantewada district}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
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'''Dantewada''' (also known as '''Dantewara''') is a town and a municipality, or [[nagar palika]]. in the [[Dantewada district]] in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]].It is the administrative headquarters of [[Dantewada District]]. It is the fourth largest city of Bastar division. The town is named after the goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the [[Danteshwari Temple]] located in the town, 80 km from the [[Jagdalpur]] town. The goddess is worshipped as an incarnation of [[Shakti]] and the temple is held to be one of the fifty-two sacred [[Shakti Peethas]].Dantewada Town is well connected by broad gauge railway line from Visakhapatnam. The Nearest city to Dantewada is [[Visakhapatnam]]

==Geography==
Dantewada is located at {{coord|18.9000|N|81.3500|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Dantewara.html Falling Rain Genomics.Dantewara]</ref> It has an average elevation of 351 meters (1154 feet). Dantewada city is situated on the river banks of Shankani and Dankini rivers.

== Places of interest ==

=== Danteshwari temple ===
One of the Shaktipeethas 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.

=== Dholkal Ganesha ===
Ganesha idol at a height of 3000 feet is amidst the lush green forests of Bailadila ranges. Path to the peak is full of beautiful sightings. Tourists are visiting Dholkal for real adventure.

=== Phoolpad waterfalls ===
Phoolpad waterfall is a waterfall with scenic ambience. Recently, District Administration Dantewada started river rappelling to boost tourism in the area.

=== 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 panchayat]]s, each one of which has jurisdiction over one or more villages.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Dantewada, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh|publisher=Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=3618&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112232024/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumSQL.asp?selstate=3618&parenttype=B&ptype=V|archivedate=12 November 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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==

1- Government Danteshwari PG College Dantewada http://www.pgcollegedantewada.com

2. College of Agriculture, Chitalanka, Dantewada

3. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Chitalanka, Dantewada http://www.kvdantewada.com/home.php

4. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Barsoor, Dantewada http://www.jnvbarsoor.in

5. Govt Model Higher Secondary School, Dantewada

6. NMDC Polytechnic College Dantewada http://nmdcdavpoly.in

==Notable person==

Mahendra Karma was a politician of Indian National Congress who was assassinated by Maoists in 2013.

==References==
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{{Dantewada district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dantewada district]]

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