District Profile

Facts File of District

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)
Number of Panchayats – 460
Number of villages – 1229
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)
Language – Hindi and Bundelkhandi (local language)
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)
Number of Janpad Panchayats – 7 (Damoh, Hatta, Pathriya, Jabera, Patera, Batiyagarh and Tendukheda)
Urban (Nagar Palika Parisad) -2 (Damoh and Hatta)
Urabn (Nagar Parisad) -4 (Hindoria, Patharia, Patera and Tendukhera)
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-Jabra and 057-Hatta)
07 Constituency of Damoh Lok Sabha – 3 districts (Sagar-3, Chhatarpur-1 and Damoh-4)
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)