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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Dhamtari district}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhamtari
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hi
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
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| pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Chhattisgarh]]
| coordinates = {{coord|20.71|N|81.55|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Dhamtari District|Dhamtari]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Nagar Nigam Dhamtari
| leader_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Vijay Dewangan
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 34.94
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 317
| population_total = 101,677
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
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| demographics_type1 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/CHATTISGARH/DHAMTARI/Dhamtari__PINCODE 493773], 4936XX,4937XX
| registration_plate = CG05
| website = [http://www.dhamtari.gov.in/ www.dhamtari.gov.in]
| footnotes =
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}}
'''Dhamtari''' is a [[Municipal Corporations in India|municipal corporation]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/raipur/dhamtari-residents-embrace-municipal-corporation-status |title=Dhamtari Municipal Corporation |publisher=dailypioneer.com |access-date=2014-08-14 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and headquarters of the [[Dhamtari district]] in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]], India, which is part of the [[Mahasamund (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency]] formed on 6{{nbsp}}July 1998.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisgarh's total population.

== History ==
[[File:Missionaries in Dhamtari, India, 1932 (17054525312).jpg|thumb|left|Missionaries in Dhamtari, India, 1932]]
Dhamtari's population was 17,278 in 1955. At that time, the town was part of [[Raipur District]] in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. In 2000, it became part of the new [[Chhattisgarh]] state and headquarters for the Dhamtari [[tehsil]]. As a terminus of a narrow-gauge railway running {{convert|80|km|abbr=off}} north of Raipur on the main [[Mumbai|Bombay]]-[[Kolkata|Calcutta]] line of the [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]], Dhamtari became a trade centre. Goods shipped from there included [[timber]], [[shellac]], morabulum nuts, [[beedi]] leaves (for cigarettes), [[rice]] and animal [[hide (skin)|hides]].

The American Mennonite Mission was established in Dhamtari in 1899. By 1952 the mission had merged with the [[Mennonite Church in India]] (MC), which had its headquarters in Dhamtari. In 1955 the 558-member congregation was one of several missionary groups in Dhamtari, including the Dhamtari Christian Academy, Dhamtari Christian Hospital,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mennonitemission.net/OURWORK/PARTNERS/Pages/DhamtariChristianHospital.aspx|title=Dhamtari Christian Hospital|website=Mennonite Mission Network|access-date=19 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201165419/http://www.mennonitemission.net/OURWORK/PARTNERS/Pages/DhamtariChristianHospital.aspx|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Samuel Burkhard Memorial Boys' Orphanage and a nursing school. At the present Dhamtari is a "Nagar Nigam" .{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}Dhamtari is also famous for its Maratha community which Is one of the biggest gathering of Maratha’s in any state of India

== Geography ==
Dhamtari is in the fertile plains of Chhattisgarh. The district's total area is {{convert|4084|km2|sqmi}}, and it is about 317 meters (1,040 feet) above sea level. It is bordered by the [[Raipur district|Raipur]] and [[Durg district|Durg]] districts to the north, the [[Gariaband district]] to the east, the [[Kondagaon district]] and the [[Orissa, India|State of Orissa]] to the south and the [[Balod district|Balod]] and [[Kanker district|Kanker]] districts to the west. The fertility of the land in the Dhamtari District is due to the [[Mahanadi River]] and its tributaries (Sendur, Pairy, Sondur, Joan, Kharun, and Shivnath).dhamtari is situated 65 km from capital [[Raipur]].

== Economy ==
[[Lead]] deposits exist in the district. Most of the city's workforce is involved in the timber industry or rice or flour milling (Dhamtari has more than 200 rice mills), with the chemical industry also a significant presence. The Ravishankar Sagar Dam ([[Gangrel Dam]]) irrigates nearly {{convert|57000|ha|acre}} of land, and is the primary supplier of potable water to the state capital of Raipur and the steel plant at Bhilai. The dam is about {{convert|11|km}} from the district capital. Asia's first siphon dam was built in 1914 at Madamsilli; the Sondhur and Dudhawa Dams are other important works.

== List of mayors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Term of office
!Name
!Party
!Notes
|-
|1922-1926
|Narayanrao Meghawale
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1932-1934
|Natthurao Jagtabh
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1934-1936
|Khammanlal Saw
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1936-1937
|[[Babu Chotelal Shrivastava]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1937-1939
|[[Babu Chhote Lal Shrivastava]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1941-1946
|Ramgopal Sharma
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1946-1950
|Giridhari lal mishra
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1951-1952
|Ramgopal Sharma
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Nominated
|-
|1952-1954
|Radheshyam Khare
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|
|-
|1955-1957
|Radheshyam Khare
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|
|-
|1969-1971
|Hanuman Prasad Mishra
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|
|-
|1971-1974
|Pandri Rao Pawar
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|1984-1987
|Karishn Kumar Dhandh
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Nominated
|-
|1995-2000
|Narayan Prasad Gupta
|[[BJP]]
|
|-
|2000-2005
|Janki Pawar
|[[BJP]]
|
|-
|2005-2010
|Tarachand Hinduja
|[[BJP]]
|
|-
|2010-2015
|Narayan Prasad Gupta
|[[BJP]]
|
|-
|2015-2020
|Archana Choubey
|[[BJP]]
|
|-
|2020-
|Vijay Dewangan
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|}

== Education ==
'''Schools'''

* Anjuman Higher Secondary School,
* Azim Premji School, Shankardah,
* Delhi Public School
* Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School,
* Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School,
* Hari Om Higher Secondary School,
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
* Mennonite Senior Secondary School,
* Model English Higher Secondary School,
* Nutan Higher Secondary School,
* Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School,
* Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir,
* Sarvoooodaayaa Hindi School,
* St. Marys English Medium School,
* St. Xaviers School,
* Vidya Kunj Memorial school.

'''Colleges'''

* Comp tech Degree College
* Genesis College
* Govt. Girls College
* Govt. P.G. College
* Govt. Polytechnic College
* KL College of Horticulture
* Vandemataram College

== Transport ==
[[File:Narrow Gauge Train in Chhattisgarh, India.jpg|thumb|alt=Train at grade crossing, with bicyclists waiting to cross|Dhamtari-Raipur narrow-gauge train]]

=== Railways and bus ===
Dhamtari situated at [[Raipur]] to [[Jagdalpur]] national highway [[National Highway 30 (India)]], where majorly flawless fast Bus services is available almost 24 hours in every 5–15 minutes. Raipur to Dhamtari narrow-gauge line,now defunct provided service to the area, soon to be replaced by [[broad-gauge railway]] tracks.

== Healthcare ==

* Dhamtari Christian Hospital (DCH)
* Dhamtari District Hospital (DDH)

== Media ==
'''Newspapers'''

* Prakhar Samachar

== Places of interest ==

* [[Gangrel Dam]] [[File:RAVISHANKAR_SAGAR_PROJECT_GANGREL-_2.jpg|thumb|Gangrel Dam]]
*Khubchand Baghel (Rudri) barrage
*Bilai Mata Mandir (Vindhyavasini Mata)
*

== Notable people associated with Dhamtari ==

* [[Babu Chhote Lal Shrivastava]]
*

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://dhamtari.nic.in/ Official Dhamtari government site]

{{Dhamtari district}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhamtari district]]

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