Dhamtari is abbreviated from "Dhamma" + "Tarai" district and is situated in the fertile plains of the Chhattisgarh region. This district is situated at 20°42' N latitude and 81°33' E longitude. Dhamtari district was officially formed on 6 July 1998 dividing the Raipur district currently the capital of Chhattisgarh along with Mahasamund. As a result, the boundaries of the Raipur district is converted into the districts e.g. Raipur, Mahasamund and Dhamtari. Dhamtari, Kurud and Nagari are included in Dhamtari district as tehsils and Dhamtari, Kurud, Nagari and Magarlod are included as blocks. The total area of the district is 2029 km2 and 305 meters above mean sea level. The district is surrounded by District Raipur in the north and District Kanker as well as Bastar in the south, part of Orissa state in east and District Durg and Kanker in west. Mahanadi is the principal river of this district and Mahanadi is so far named as Kankannadi, Chitrotpala, Neelotpala, Mandvahini, Jairath, etc. Its tributaries being Pairy, Sondur, Jonk, Kharun and Shivnath. The fertility of lands of Dhamtari district can be attributed to the presence of these rivers. The chief crop of this region is paddy. Mahanadi; one of the major rivers in central India originates in the hills of Sihawa and flows to the east into the Bay of Bengal. Dhamtari district falls between two Lok Sabha constituencies and three Assembly constituencies. National Highway No. 30 Raipur – Vizianagaram passes through Dhamtari. Raipur is 78 km from Dhamtari. A unique feature of Dhamtari is the total number of rice mills, more than 136. In the east, Satpura range is located. It is popularly known as Sihawa pahad. Kanker district lies in the west. In North lies Raipur, the heart and capital city of Chhattisgarh. Southwards lies the boundary of Odisha state. Ravishankar Sagar dam that irrigates almost 57000 Hectare of land and also acts as a main supply unit of safe drinking water resource for state capital Raipur as well as supply to Bhilai Steel Plant lies at almost 11 km from the District capital. Work of 10 MW hydro-electric power plant is progressing and is likely to be completed very soon. Asia's first ever Siphon dam was built in the year 1914 at Madamsilli. Besides Madamsilli, Sondur dam, Dudhawa dam are the major projects. The present collector of Dhamtari is Shri Rajat Bansal.
Geography
The Mahanadi River is the principal river of this district and till this area it is named as Kankannadi, Chitrotpala, Neelotpala, Mandvahini, Jairath etc. Its tributaries are Seonath, Pairy, Sondur, Joan, Kharun and Shivnath. The fertility of lands of Dhamtari district can be attributed to the presence of these rivers. The chief crop of this region is paddy. Mahanadi one of the major river in central India originates in the hills of Sihawa flows in an easterly direction into the Bay of Bengal. The National Highway No. 07 Raipur – Vizianagaram passes through Dhamtari. Raipur is 78 km from Dhamtari.
Economics
Dhamtari has over 136 rice mills. Ravishankar Sagar dam that irrigates almost 570 square kilometres of land and also acts as a main supply unit of safe drinking water resource for state capital Raipur as well as supply to Bhilai Steel Plant lies almost 11 km from the district capital. Two hydro-power plants of 10 MW and 1.2 MW are installed there. Asia's first ever Syphen dam was built in 1914 at Madamsilli. Besides Madamsilli, Sondur dam and Dudhawa dam are the major projects. Approximately 52 per cent of the geographic area is covered by forests. The district has a tropical climate.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Dhamtari district has a population of 799,781, roughly equal to the nation of Comoros or the US state of South Dakota. This gives it a ranking of 485th in India. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.11%. Dhamtari has a sex ratio of 1010 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 90.0%. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.12% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi, 0.57% Marathi and 0.49% Sindhi as their first language. Out of the three assemblies in the district the Sihawa Constituency is inhabited by the majority of tribal all over the district with a significant majority population in the district, with a good population in Dhamtari and Kurud constituencies also. This district is situated at 20°42' N latitude and 81°33' longitude. Dhamtari district was officially formed on 6 July 1998 dividing the Raipur district currently the capital of Chhattisgarh along with Mahasamund. Raipur district was broken up into the districts of Raipur, Mahasamund and Dhamtari. Dhamtari, Kurud and Nagari are included in Dhamtari district as tehsils and blocks. The total area of the district is 4084 km², and its altitude is 305 m above sea level. The district is surrounded by Raipur District to the north and south, and part of Orissa state to the east and west. Dhamtari district falls between two Lok Sabha constituencies and three assembly constituencies: Dhamtari, Kurud, and Sihawa.
