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Dantewada district | |
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![]() Location in Chhattisgarh | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Chhattisgarh |
Division | Bastar |
Headquarters | Dantewada |
Tehsils | 5 |
Government | |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,410.50 km2 (1,316.80 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 283,479 |
• Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 42.12 per cent |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | dantewada |
Dantewada District, also known as Dantewara District or Dakshin Bastar District (South Bastar District), is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Dantewada is the district headquarters. The district is part of Bastar Division. Until 1998, Dantewada District was a tehsil of the larger Bastar District.
As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Chhattisgarh (out of 18), after Narayanpur and Bijapur.[1]
The present collector of Dantewada is Shri Deepak Soni.[2]
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