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 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, 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, 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 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, and it is about 317 meters 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.dhamtari is situated 65 km from capital raipur.
Economy
deposits exist in the district. Most of the city's workforce is involved in the timber industry or rice or flour milling, with the chemical industry also a significant presence. The Ravishankar Sagar Dam irrigates nearly 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 from the district capital. Asia's first siphon dam was built in 1914 at Madamsilli; the Sondhur and Dudhawa Dams are other important works.
Dhamtari situated at Raipur to Jagdalpurnational highwayNational Highway 30, 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.
