Dantewada is a Taluk located in Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. It is one of 7 Taluks of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. There are 59 villages and 2 towns in Dantewada Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Dantewada Taluk has 22233 households, population of 94351 of which 47024 are males and 47327 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 13919 which is 14.75% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Dantewada Taluk is around
1006 compared to
991 which is average of Chhattisgarh state. The literacy rate of Dantewada Taluk is 43.17% out of which 51.78% males are literate and 34.62% females are literate. The total area of Dantewada is 822.20 sq.km with population density of 115 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 62.83% of population lives in Urban area and 37.17% lives in Rural area. There are 4.59% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 64.23% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Dantewada Taluk.
Dantewada Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 94351 | 100% |
| Hindu | 90083 | 95.48% |
| Muslim | 1846 | 1.96% |
| Christian | 1824 | 1.93% |
| Buddhist | 167 | 0.18% |
| Sikh | 162 | 0.17% |
| Religion not stated | 105 | 0.11% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 104 | 0.11% |
| Jain | 60 | 0.06% |
Dantewada Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 8555 | 13678 |
| Total Population | 35068 | 59283 |
| Population (%) | 52.42% | 51.69% |
| Male Population | 18384 | 28640 |
| Female Population | 16684 | 30643 |
| Sex Ratio | 908 | 1070 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.93% | 27.35% |
List of Cities in Dantewada
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List of Villages in Dantewada
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