Dantewada

Dantewada
Dantewara
Town
Nickname: 
City of Maa Danteshwari
Dantewada
Dantewada
Coordinates: 18°54′00″N 81°20′20″E / 18.9000°N 81.339°E / 18.9000; 81.339
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionBastar
DistrictDantewada
Named afterDanteshwari Temple
Elevation
351 m (1,152 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
13,633
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Chhattisgarhi
 • RegionalGondi, Halbi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
494xxx (Dantewada)
Vehicle registrationCG-18

Dantewada (also known as Dantewara) is a town and a municipality, (nagar palika) in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dantewada District, and the fourth largest city of Bastar division. The town is named after the goddess Danteshwari, whose temple is located there.