World-famous Bastar Dussehra which is also the longest festival of world, starts from Dantewada Shaktipeeth.

[citation needed] Ganesha idol at a height of 3000 feet is amidst the lush green forests of Bailadila ranges.

], District Administration Dantewada started river rappelling to boost tourism in the area.

Indravati river streams are separated by seven sub-streams and flows through rocky terrain and forms Saathdhara waterfall.

[citation needed] Dantewada Tehsil is divided into thirty eight gram panchayats, each one of which has jurisdiction over one or more villages.

NMDC Polytechnic College Dantewada http://nmdcdavpoly.in Mahendra Karma, an Indian National Congress politician who was assassinated by Maoists in 2013.