Dhamtari

Dhamtari is a municipal corporation and headquarters of the Dhamtari district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency formed on 6July 1998. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisgarh's total population.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Dhamtari
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Chhattisgarh#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Chhattisgarh
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chhattisgarh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dhamtari
Settlement.governing_body: Nagar Nigam
Settlement.leader_party: BJP
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jagadish Ramu Rohra
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 34.94
Settlement.elevation_m: 317
Settlement.population_total: 101,677

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 317
Official website: www.dhamtari.gov.in
Dialing code: 7722

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postal code: 493773
Commons category: Dhamtari

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History
Geography
Economy
List of mayors
Education
Transport
Railways and bus
Healthcare
Media
Places of interest
Notable people associated with Dhamtari
References
External links

== History == thumb|left|Missionaries in Dhamtari, India, 1932 Dhamtari's population was 17,278 in 1955. At that time, the town was part of Raipur District in the state of Madhya Pradesh. In 2000, it became part of the new Chhattisgarh state and headquarters for the Dhamtari tehsil. As a terminus of a narrow-gauge railway running north of Raipur on the main Bombay-Calcutta line of the Bengal Nagpur Railway, Dhamtari became a trade centre. Goods shipped from there included timber, shellac, morabulum nuts, beedi leaves (for cigarettes), rice and animal hides.