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Damoh district | |
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     Top: Jain temples atKundalpur,Mahadeva Temple, Nohta Bottem: Durgawati Wildlife Sentury,Sunar River in Damoh District , Sakor ancient temple | |
 Location of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Division | Sagar |
| Headquarters | Damoh |
| Tehsils | 1.Damoh 4.Hatta 5.Patera 6.Jabera 7.Batiyagarh |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Damoh |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,306 km2 (2,821 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,264,219 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.92 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 913 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | damoh |
Damoh District (Hindi pronunciation:[d̪əmoːɦ]) is adistrict ofMadhya Pradeshstate in centralIndia. The town ofDamoh is the district headquarters. The district is part of theSagar Division.
Damoh District lies between 23°09′ and 24°27′ North latitude and between 79°03′ and 79°57′ East longitude in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh. TheDamoh District is located in Central India. Its boundaries touchSagar,Narsinghpur,Jabalpur,Katni,Panna andChhatarpur District. It's Belongs toSagar Division.Sunar River and Vyarma River major River of District. The region is predominantlyagrarian.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 286,248 | — |
| 1911 | 334,123 | +1.56% |
| 1921 | 288,054 | −1.47% |
| 1931 | 306,556 | +0.62% |
| 1941 | 343,211 | +1.14% |
| 1951 | 357,463 | +0.41% |
| 1961 | 438,343 | +2.06% |
| 1971 | 573,263 | +2.72% |
| 1981 | 721,453 | +2.33% |
| 1991 | 898,125 | +2.21% |
| 2001 | 1,083,949 | +1.90% |
| 2011 | 1,264,219 | +1.55% |
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According to the2011 census, Damoh District has apopulation of 1,264,219,[4] roughly equal to that ofEstonia[5] or the US state ofNew Hampshire.[6] This gives it a ranking of 383rd in India (out of a total of640).[4] The district has a population density of 173 inhabitants per square kilometre (450/sq mi).[4] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.58%.[4] Damoh has asex ratio of 913females for every 1000 males,[4] and aliteracy rate of 70.92%. 19.82% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes make up 19.49% and 13.15% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 68.63% of the population in the district spokeHindi and 30.27%Bundeli as their first language.[7]
In 2006, theMinistry of Panchayati Raj named Damoh one of the country's 250most backward districts (out of a total of640).[8] It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[8]
The district has several places of historical importance. One example is the town of Nohta, which is located 21 km from Damoh on the banks of the Gauraya river. It was once a capital of theChandelaRajputs and has many temples.[citation needed]
The ancient fort at Rajnagar village, 6 km from Damoh, was founded by theMughals. Singhorgarh fort is another place of historical importance. It was built by Raja Vain Bason.Gond Rajas stayed in it for a long time. It was with Gond RajaDalpat Shah and his Rani Durgawati at the end of the 15th century. After the death of Raja Dalpat Shah, the Senapati of the army ofMughal emperorAkbar had a battle with Rani Durgawati at the village,Singrampur.[citation needed]
The town ofNarsinghgarh, situated onSonar River, has an ancient fort built by Shah Taiyab.Birla group has established a cement factory at Narsinghgarh.Kundalpur is famous place forJain temples. Situated 32 km from Damoh, there are 58 Jain temples in Kundalpur.[citation needed]
The Jageshwarnath temple at Bandakpur is a Hindu pilgrimage center. In Damoh district, theLodhi Rajputs andKurmi are more powerful communities.[9]Damoh city has a Ghantaghar, circuit house, statue ofMaharana Pratap at Jabalpur Naka, Kirti Stambh, Gajanan pahadi, Naugaja pahadi, fort of Rani Damyanti Bai near tahsil ground, Nehru park and a Jatashankar temple.
Kundalpur (Sanskrit: कुण्डलपुर) is a historical pilgrimage site for Jainism in India. It is located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, 35 km from the city of Damoh. Jatashankar and Belatal temple is also an important pilgrimage site for Hindus. It is located near the collector residence and the district jail.
Damoh is well connected with Roads and Railway.NH 34 passing through Damoh District. Damoh is connected to Sagar, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Katni through roads. A road connects it to Panna via Hatta.
Katni - Bina railline passing through Damoh District.Damoh railway station is major railway station of the district it's is connected it from major city of India.[10] Nearest Airport isJabalpur Airport.
Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
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