town, eastern Chhattisgarh state, central India, just west of the Mahanadi River. The town is a rail-spur terminus and a trade centre for agricultural and forest products. Rice and flour milling and shellac manufacture are the chief industries. Dhamtari has an industrial school and colleges affiliated with Ravishankar University. It was constituted a municipality in 1881. Pop. (2001) 82,111.