Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
60.4% of women in Dantewada own land in their name, better than the typical district. 70.5% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dantewada, which ranks 3 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 60.1%. On women with a bank account at 77.6%, it sits close to the national mark.