Facts File of District
Language | Hindi and Bundelkhandi (local language) |
Area of the district | 7306 Sq KM |
District Geolocation | 23-09-0 N & 79-03-0 E |
Height from sea level | 341 Meters |
Annual Rainfall (average) | 1246.6mm |
Divisional Headquarters | Sagar |
Number of Tahsils | 8 (Damoh,Damyanti Nagar, Hatta, Pathriya, Jabera, Patera, Batiyagarh and Tandukheda) |
Revenue Subdivision | 4 (Damoh, Hatta, Pathriya and Tandukheda) |
Total population | 1264219 |
Urban population | 250551 |
Rural population | 1013668 |
District literacy rate | 61.8% |
Male Female Ratio | 901 |
Population density / square Km | 170 / Sq. KM (450 / sq mi) |
RTO Code | MP-34 |
Railway Station Code | DMO |
Nearest Airport | Dumna Airport, Jabalpur |
Nearest railway junction | Katni Junction (110 KM) and Bina Junction (152 KM) |
District Assembly | 4 (054-Pathriya, 055-Damoh, 056-Jabera and 057-Hatta) |
Lok Sabha Constituency | 07 Damoh (038-Deori, 039-Rehli, 042-Banda, 053-Malhara, 054-Pathriya, 055-Damoh, 056-Jabera and 057-Hatta) |
07 Constituency of Damoh Lok Sabha | 3 districts (Sagar-3, Chhatarpur-1 and Damoh-4) |
Number of Janpad Panchayats | 7 (Damoh, Hatta, Pathriya, Jabera, Patera, Batiyagarh and Tendukheda) |
Number of Panchayats | 460 |
Number of villages | 1229 |
Urban (Nagar Palika Parisad) | 2 (Damoh and Hatta) |
Urabn (Nagar Parisad) | 4 (Hindoria, Patharia, Patera and Tendukhera) |
District Hospital | 1 (District Hospital, Damoh) |
Civil hospital | 1 (Hatta) |
Community Health Centers | 6 (Hindoria, Patera, Pathriya, Batiyagarh, Jabera and Tendukhera) |
Primary Health Center | 15 |
Sub | Health Center – 192 |
Ayurveda Hospital | 1 |
Ayush Dispensary | 37 |
Government Degree / PG College | 7 |
Government Higher Secondary School | 84 |
Government High School | 80 |
Government Secondary School | 586 |
Government Primary School | 1391 |
Central School | 2 (Damoh and Hatta) |
Navodaya School | 1 (Hatta) |
Professional College (Government) | 1 (Government Polytechnic College, Damoh) |
Government ITI | 6 |
DIET | 1 (Hatta) |