 Dhamtari has a sex ratio of 1010 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 90.0%.At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 98.12% of the population in the district spoke Chhattisgarhi, 0.57% Marathi and 0.49% Sindhi as their first language.Out of the three assemblies in the district the Sihawa Constituency is inhabited by the majority of tribal all over the district with a significant majority population in the district, with a good population in Dhamtari and Kurud constituencies also.