Dantewada

Dantewada is a Town and Tehsil in Dakshin Bastar Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Dantewada Block (CD) is 03369. Total area of dantewada tehsil is 822 km² including 770.98 km² rural area and 51.22 km² urban area. Dantewada tehsil has a population of 94,351 peoples, out of which urban population is 35,068 while rural population is 59,283. Dantewada has a sex ratio of approximately 1006 females for every 1,000 males. Dantewada tehsil has a population density of 114.8 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 22,233 houses in the sub-district, including 8,555 urban houses and 13,678 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 43.17% population of dantewada tehsil is literate, out of which 51.78% males and 34.62% females are literate. There are about 59 villages in dantewada tehsil, which you can browse from dantewada tehsil villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Dantewada Tehsil

Population of Dantewada Tehsil

Households in Dantewada Tehsil