Dantewada district
Dantewada district | |
|---|---|
Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Country | India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Bastar |
| Headquarters | Dantewada |
| Tehsils | 5 |
| Government | |
| • District Collector | Shri Mayank Chaturvedi (IAS) |
| • 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 |
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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.
The present collector of Dantewada is Shri Deepak Soni.