Dantewada is a town and a municipality, or nagar palika. in the Dantewada district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dantewada District. It is the fourth largest city of Bastar division. The town is named after the goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the Danteshwari Temple located in the town, 80 km from the Jagdalpur town.