Dhamtari (district)
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| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division : | Raipur |
| Administrative headquarters : | Dhamtari |
| Area : | 2029 km² |
| Residents : | 799,781 (as of 2011) |
| Population density : | 394 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | dhamtari.nic.in |
The Dhamtari district is located in the central east of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh .
It was created on July 6, 1998 by splitting off from what was then Raipur district . It extends over an area of 2029 km². The eponymous district capital Dhamtari is located on the west bank of the Mahanadi in the far northwest of the district. The headwaters of the Mahanadi as well as the Dudhawa and Gangrel dams are in the district area. Agriculture is dominated by rice cultivation .
population
The Dhamtari district had 799,781 inhabitants in 2011. In 2001 there were 706,591. The gender distribution was 1000 men for 1010 women. The literacy rate was 78.36% (87.78% among men, 69.08% among women).
Administrative division
The district is divided into 4 tehsils: Dhamtari , Kurud , Nagari and Magarlod . The district capital Dhamtari is a municipal corporation .
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Individual evidence
Balod | Balodabazar | Balrampur | Bastar | Bemetara | Bijapur | Bilaspur | Dantewada | Dhamtari | Durg | Garment ribbon | Janjgir-Champa | Jashpur | Kabirdham | Kanker | Condagaon | Korba | Koriya | Mahasamund | Mungeli | Narayanpur | Raigarh | Raipur | Rajnandgaon | Sukma | Surajpur | Surguja