Dhamdha Explained

Dhamdha
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Chhattisgarh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates:21.45°N 81.32°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chhattisgarh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Durg
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:920
Elevation M:280
Population Total:22500
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type: Pin
Postal Code:491331
Registration Plate:CG-07

The town of Dhamdha is situated in the district of Durg in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.

The town with a small population has been declared as the municipal corporation of Durg district.Situated along the Durg-Bemetara road, the town is easily accessible by roads from the city of Durg. Dhamdha which was the ancient citadel of Gondwana dynasty, today is known as historical, religious and cultural venue. The city's ancient name was "Dharmdham" but over time it kept on changing from Dharmdham to Dharmda, then Dhamda and finally Dhamdha.

Geography

Dhamdha is located at 21.45°N 81.32°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 280m (920feet).

- The total area of the city: 1507.96 hectares

- Land held by farmers: 1228.73 hectares

- Irrigated land area: 330.00 hectares

- The number of farmers:

Small Farmers: 314Marginal: 446Medium: 181High: 82

Total: 1023

Agricultural workers: 652

Demographics

India census,[2] Dhamdha had a population of 8574. Males constitute 50% (4,298) of the population and females make up 50% (4,276).

Average population of Dhamdha has received education. The town has an average literacy rate of 62% (5,282), higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72% (3103) and, female literacy is 51% (2179). In Dhamdha, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The population of children between the age group of 0 to 6 years reveals that the number of girl child in the town is more than the number of boys in the town of Dhamdha. The total of 1,300 children of the specified age group is divided into 645 males and 655 females.

Other details

The most popular tourists attractions of the Dhamdha town is the old palatial building structure known as the Prachin Kila and the Mandir or the temple.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Dhamda.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dhamdha
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.