Dantewada

Bailadila iron ore; Danteshwari shrine; medical college announced.

NITI Aayog aspirational districtLWE: Focus districtHQ Dantewada

Delivery score

52.9

Rank 30 of 33

Population

2.8 lakh

284,000 (approx.)

Open grievances

of 4 · resolved in time 67%

Below poverty line

45.1%

Literacy 59.0% · ST 71%

Delivery

Indicator	District	State	Target	Compared with the state	Rank
Malaria annual parasite incidence Public Health & Family Welfare	4.6 per 1,000	2.1	0.5	119% worse than the state	31 / 33
MSME registrations per lakh Commerce & Industry	60.1 /lakh	310.0	500.0	81% worse than the state	32 / 33
Forest-rights titles digitised Tribal, OBC & Minority Development	29.7 %	62.0	100.0	52% worse than the state	32 / 33
Paddy payment turnaround Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection	5.9 days	4.0	2.0	48% worse than the state	32 / 33
Dial-112 response time Home (Police) & Jail	24.0 min	17.0	10.0	41% worse than the state	31 / 33
Services delivered online Good Governance & Convergence	32.9 %	54.0	85.0	39% worse than the state	28 / 33
Grade-3 foundational learning School Education	30.6 %	48.0	75.0	36% worse than the state	29 / 33
PM Awas (Gramin) houses completed Panchayat & Rural Development	45.0 %	68.0	100.0	34% worse than the state	27 / 33
Secondary enrolment (GER) School Education	47.1 %	67.0	90.0	30% worse than the state	30 / 33
ODF-Plus model villages Panchayat & Rural Development	56.7 %	78.0	100.0	27% worse than the state	32 / 33
Child stunting (under 5) Women & Child Development	42.9 %	34.0	25.0	26% worse than the state	31 / 33
Urban solid waste processed Urban Administration & Development	53.7 %	72.0	100.0	25% worse than the state	30 / 33
Rural households with tap water Public Health Engineering	68.1 %	81.0	100.0	16% worse than the state	29 / 33
Charge-sheeting rate Home (Police) & Jail	66.9 %	79.0	90.0	15% worse than the state	31 / 33
Full immunisation (12-23 months) Public Health & Family Welfare	69.0 %	80.0	95.0	14% worse than the state	30 / 33
Institutional deliveries Public Health & Family Welfare	75.2 %	86.0	95.0	13% worse than the state	32 / 33
Rural power supply Energy	21.2 hrs/day	22.4	24.0	5% worse than the state	29 / 33
Mahtari Vandan DBT success Women & Child Development	95.1 %	97.0	99.5	In line with the state	29 / 33

Who is accountable

Collector & District Magistrate, Dantewada

Collector & District Magistrate

Superintendent of Police, Dantewada

Superintendent of Police

Chaitram Atami

Member of Legislative Assembly

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Assembly constituency 88 · ST

Dantewada

Chaitram Atami · BJP

margin 12.49 points ›

Social profile

Religion

Caste & community

Economic strata

2023 Assembly vote share: BJP 42.9% · INC 30.4% · Others 26.7%
Assembly seats: 1 of 1 held by the CM's party · average margin 12.5 pts · political map →
Literacy (female): 59.0% (47.0%) · graduates 5.8%
Per-capita income: ₹126 thousand
Crime per lakh: 192 · against women 34.8 · cyber 12.3
LWE incidents (12 mo): 24
Diversity indices: Religious 16.1 · community 45.5 · political competitiveness 68.8

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On the ground

Projects

Bodhghat multipurpose project
At risk 6% · Rehabilitation consensus and environmental clearance.
Medical college & medical city, Dantewada
On track 9% · DPR approved.

Live alerts

Malaria positivity above threshold in 3 sub-centres
Serious Mass screening round requested.

Open grievances

Single teacher for 120 students
School Education · 1 week, 3 days ago

Heritage and strategic assets

Danteshwari Temple
Heritage & nature sites — One of the 52 Shakti Peeths; presiding deity of Bastar.
Bailadila iron-ore mines (NMDC)
Mines & minerals — Among the world's richest iron-ore deposits.

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