Dantewada (also known as Dantewara) (Hindi: ) is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Dantewada district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dantewada District. The town is named after the goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the Danteshwari Temple located in the town, 80km from the Jagdalpur tehsil. The goddess is worshipped as an incarnation of Shakti and the temple is held to be one of the fifty-two sacred Shakti Peethas. Dantewada is located at 185400N 812100E / 18.9000N 81.3500E / 18.9000; 81.3500. It has an average elevation of 351 meters (1154feet). As of 2001 India census, Dantewada had a population of 6632. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dantewada has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78% and, female literacy is 61%. In Dantewada, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Over the last year, more than 350 people have...
