Dhamtari District

Chhattisgarh

Dhamtari district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Dhamtari. It covers 4,084 sq km and had a population of 7,99,781 at the 2011 census, a density of 196 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Dhamtari
Area
4,084 sq km
Population
8.00 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
196 /km²
Literacy Rate
78.36%
Sex Ratio
1,010
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Dhamtari District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Dhamtari district.

Total Population
8.00 Lakh
Male Population
3.98 Lakh
Female Population
4.02 Lakh
Rural Population
6.82 Lakh
Urban Population
1.18 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
62,100
Scheduled Tribe
2.10 Lakh
Literacy Rate
78.36%
Population Density
196 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,010
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 87.71%Female literacy 69.12%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Dhamtari district.

4
Tehsils
4
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
350
Gram Panchayats
612
Villages
Headquarters
Dhamtari
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
20.71° N, 81.55° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Dhamtari

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Dhamtari

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Kurud
No. 56 · Mahasamund
AC
Ajay Chandrakar
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Dhamtari
No. 57 · Mahasamund
OS
Omkar Sahu
Indian National Congress
MLA
Sihawa
No. 58 · Mahasamund
AM
Ambika Markam
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Dhamtari

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Dhamtari district.

  • Roop Kumari Choudhary
    Roop Kumari Choudhary
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Mahasamund · No. 9
  • AC
    Ajay Chandrakar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Kurud · No. 56
  • OS
    Omkar Sahu
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Dhamtari · No. 57
  • AM
    Ambika Markam
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Sihawa · No. 58

Election History

Lok Sabha

Mahasamund · No. 9

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPRoop Kumari Choudhary
    Votes 7,03,659Vote share 52.42%Margin 1,45,456
    1. 1. Roop Kumari Choudhary · BJP7,03,659 (52.42%)
    2. 2. Tamradhwaj Sahu · INC5,58,203 (41.58%)
    3. 3. Basant Sinha · BSP18,210 (1.36%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Chhattisgarh
State
Dhamtari
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 9
3 Assembly
No. 56, 57, 58

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Dhamtari District at a Glance

State
Chhattisgarh
Headquarters
Dhamtari
Area
4,084 sq km
Population
8.00 Lakh
Population density
196 per km²
Sex ratio
1,010 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
78.36%
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Tehsils
4
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
350
Villages
612
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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