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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)