Why visit Dhamtari
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 2 places to eat in and around town.
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About 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 6 July 1998. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisgarh's total population.
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes2
Saheb Restaurent
Restaurant · Indian, Chinese · 1.6 km
Housing Board Colony, Dhamtari
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Churches and places of worship1
Healthcare28
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History
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 kilometres (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, the Samuel Burkhard Memorial Boys' Orphanage and a nursing school. At the present Dhamtari is a "Nagar Nigam". Dhamtari is also famous for its Marathi community which is one of the biggest gathering of Marathis in any state of India
From the History section of Dhamtari on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 57 km away.
- Aamadi 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Gurur 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Kurud 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Bhakhāra 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Narharpur 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Charāma 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Magarlor 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Balod 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Pātan 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Raipur 59 km north, about 59 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- RAVISHANKAR SAGAR PROJECT GANGREL, Darpanashukla, CC BY-SA 4.0
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