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Dhamtari district
District of Chhattisgarh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Dhamtari.
Dhamtari is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This district is situated at 20°42' N latitude and 81°33' E longitude. Dhamtari district was officially formed on 6 July 1998 by trifurcating Raipur district into Raipur, Dhamtari and Mahasamund districts.
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Dhamtari district | |
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![]() Forest in Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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State | Chhattisgarh |
Headquarters | Dhamtari |
Tehsils | Dhamtari, Kurud, Nagri |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Mahasamund, Kanker |
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Dhamtari, Kurud, Sihawa |
Area | |
• Total | 4,084 km2 (1,577 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 799,781 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 90.00 |
• Sex ratio | 1010 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH-30 |
Website | dhamtari |
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The present collector of Dhamtari is Shri Rituraj Raghuvanshi.[1] The present mayor of Dhamtari is Shri Vijay Dewangan.