Dhamtari
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Dhamtari | |
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City | |
  Dhamtari Location in Chhattisgarh  Dhamtari Dhamtari (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°43′N 81°33′E / 20.71°N 81.55°E | |
| Country | India |
| District | Dhamtari |
| Government | |
| • Body | Nagar Nigam Dhamtari |
| • Mayor | Vijay Dewangan (INC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.94 km2 (13.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 101,677 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 493773, 4936XX,4937XX |
| Vehicle registration | CG05 |
| Website | www.dhamtari.gov.in |
Dhamtari is a municipal corporation [1] and district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency formed on 6 July 1998.[citation needed]. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisgarh's total population.
History
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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 80 km (50 miles) 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.
The American Mennonite Mission was established in Dhamtari in 1899. By 1952 the mission had merged with the Mennonite Church in India (MC), which had its headquarters in Dhamtari. In 1955 the 558-member congregation was one of several missionary groups in Dhamtari, including the Dhamtari Christian Academy, Dhamtari Christian Hospital,[2] the Samuel Burkhard Memorial Boys' Orphanage and a nursing school. At the present Dhamtari is a "Nagar Nigam" .[citation needed]Dhamtari is also famous for its Maratha community which Is one of the biggest gathering of Maratha’s in any state of India
Geography
Dhamtari is in the fertile plains of Chhattisgarh. The district's total area is 2,029 square kilometres (783 sq mi), and it is about 317 meters (1,040 feet) above sea level. It is bordered by the Raipur District to the north, the Kanker and Bastar Districts to the south, the State of Orissa to the east and the Durg and Kankar Districts to the west. The fertility of the land in the Dhamtari District is due to the Mahanadi River and its tributaries (Sendur, Pairy, Sondur, Joan, Kharun, and Shivnath).dhamtari is situated 65 km from capital raipur.
Economy
Lead deposits exist in the district. Most of the city's workforce is involved in the timber industry or rice or flour milling (Dhamtari has more than 150 rice mills), with the chemical industry also a significant presence. The Ravishankar Sagar Dam (Gangrel Dam) irrigates nearly 57,000 hectares (140,000 acres) of land, and is the primary supplier of potable water to the state capital of Raipur and the steel plant at Bhilai. The dam is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the district capital. Asia's first siphon dam was built in 1914 at Madamsilli; the Sondhur and Dudhawa Dams are other important works.
List of Mayors
| Term of office | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922-1926 | Narayanrao Meghawale | Indian National Congress | |
| 1932-1934 | Natthurao Jagtabh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1934-1936 | Khammanlal Saw | Indian National Congress | |
| 1936-1937 | Chhotelal Ji Dau | Indian National Congress | |
| 1937-1939 | Babu Chhote Lal Shrivastava | Indian National Congress | |
| 1941-1946 | Ramgopal Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1946-1950 | Giridhari lal mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951-1952 | Ramgopal Sharma | Indian National Congress | Nominated |
| 1952-1954 | Radheshyam Khare | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1955-1957 | Radheshyam Khare | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1969-1971 | Hanuman Prasad Mishra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1971-1974 | Pandri Rao Pawar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1984-1987 | Karishn Kumar Dhandh | Indian National Congress | Nominated |
| 1995-2000 | Narayan Prasad Gupta | BJP | |
| 2000-2005 | Janki Pawar | BJP | |
| 2005-2010 | Tarachand Hinduja | BJP | |
| 2010-2015 | Narayan Prasad Gupta | BJP | |
| 2015-2020 | Archana Choubey | BJP | |
| 2020- | Vijay Dewangan | Indian National Congress |
Education
Schools
- Anjuman Higher Secondary School,
- Azim Premji School, Shankardah,
- Delhi Public School
- Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School,
- Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School,
- Hari Om Higher Secondary School,
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- Mennonite Senior Secondary School,
- Model English Higher Secondary School,
- Nutan Higher Secondary School,
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir Higher Secondary School,
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir,
- Sarvodaya Higher Secondary School,
- St. Marys English Medium School,
- St. Xaviers School,
- Vidya Kunj Memorial school.
Colleges
- Comp tech Degree College
- Genesis College
- Govt. Girls College
- Govt. P.G. College
- Govt. Polytechnic College
- KL College of Horticulture
- Vandemataram College
Transport
Railways & Bus
Dhamtari situated at Raipur to Jagdalpur national highway National Highway 30 (India), where majorly flawless fast Bus services is available almost 24 hours in every 5-15 minutes. Raipur to Dhamtari narrow-gauge line,now defunct provided service to the area, soon to be replaced by broad-gauge railway tracks.
Healthcare
- Dhamtari Christian Hospital (DCH)
- Dhamtari District Hospital (DDH)
Media
Newspapers
- Prakhar Samachar
Places of interest
- Gangrel Dam
Gangrel Dam - Rudri barrage
- Bilai Mata Mandir (Vindhyavasini Mata)
Notable people associated with Dhamtari
- Babu Chhote Lal Shrivastava
- Heera Lal Kavyopadhyay
- Kunwar Bai
External links
References
- ^ "Dhamtari Municipal Corporation". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dhamtari Christian Hospital". Mennonite Mission Network. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.