Damoh
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Damoh | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 50 ′ N , 79 ° 27 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 595 m | ||
| Residents : | 125,101 (2011) | ||
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Damoh is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . The city is located in the center of the state and is also close to the geographic center of India.
The city is the administrative center of the Damoh district of the same name . Damoh has Municipal Council status . The city is divided into 44 wards (constituencies).
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population of the city is 125,101 and that of the metropolitan area is 147,661. Damoh has a gender ratio of 916 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 86.2% in 2011 and thus above the regional and national average. Almost 79% of the population are Hindus , approx. 15% are Muslims , approx. 5% are Jainas and approx. 1% belong to another or no religion. Children under 6 years of age are 12.1% of the population.
Infrastructure
The city is connected to the rest of the country by a train station.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Damoh City Population Census 2011 | Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved September 18, 2019 .