Dhamtari
District in Census 2011
Area, Population & Sex Ratio Geographical Area : 3385.0 Km2
Population in Dhamtari (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 7,99,199
Male : 3,97,250
Female : 4,01,949
Under 6 population
Total : 1,00,575
Male : 51,073
Female : 49,502
Census 2001
Disabled Population (Census 2001)
Total disabled population : 15748
In seeing : 6229
In speech : 1032
In hearing : 1315
In movement : 5500
Mental : 1672
Brief
About Dhamtari District Dhamtari is abbreviated from "Dhamma"+"Tarai"
District is situated in the fertile plains of Chhattisgarh Region.
This District is situated between 20042' N Latitude and 81o33' Longtitude.
Dhamtari district is officially formed on 6th July 1998 dividing
the Raipur district currently the capital of Chhattisgarh along
with Mahasamund . As a result the boundaries of the Raipur district
is converted into the districts e.g Raipur, Mahasamund and Dhamtari.
Dhamtari, Kurud and Nagari are included in Dhamtari district as
Tehsils and Dhamtari, Kurud, Nagari and Magarlod are included as
blocks. The district headquarter is itself Dhamtari. The total area
of the district is 2029 Sq.Km. and 305 Meter above the sea.The District
is surrounded by District Raipur in North & South, part of Orissa
state in East & West.Mahanadi is the principal river of this
district and Mahanadi is so far named as Kankannadi, Chitrotpala,
Neelotpala, Mandvahini, Jairath etc.
Its tributaries being Sendur, Pairy, Sondur, Joan, Kharun and
Shivnath. The fertility of lands of Dhamtari district can be attributed
to the presence of these rivers. The chief crop of this region
is Paddy. Mahanadi one of the major river in central India originates
in the hills of Sihawa flows in the direction of East into the
Bay of Bengal.
Dhamtari district falls between two Lok Sabha Constituencies
(Kanker and Mahasamund) and three Assembly constituencies ( Dhamtari,
Kurud, Sihawa).The national highway No. 43 Raipur – Vijaynagaram
(Andhra Pradesh) passes through Dhamtari. Raipur is 78 Km. from
Dhamtari.
Unique features of Dhamtari is the total number of Rice Mills
that is more than 106.
Unique features of Dhamtari is the total number of Rice Mills
that is more than 106. DETAILED PHYSICAL In the east, Satpura
range is located. It is popularly known as Sihawa pahad. In west
lies district of Kanker. In North lies Raipur, the heart and capital
city of Chhattisgarh. Southwards lies the boundary of Orrisa state.
Ravishankar Sagar dam that irrigates almost 57000 Hectare of land
and also acts as a main supply unit of safe drinking water resource
for state capital Raipur as well as supply to Bhilai Steel Plant
lies at almost 11 Km from the District capital . Work of 10 MW
hydro-electric power plant is progressing and is likely to be
completed very soon.
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