What is the population of Damoh, Madhya Pradesh?

Damoh has a population of approximately 125,100 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Damoh, Madhya Pradesh located?

Damoh is located in Madhya Pradesh, India, at approximate coordinates 23.8396°, 79.4444°.

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Damoh

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Damoh

Total population

125,100

Elevation595 m

Coordinates23.84°, 79.44°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Elevation

595 m

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Overview

Damoh is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is also the district headquarters of Damoh district.

History & geography

History

Stone Age tools have been found in Singrampur Valley and it is believed that the area has been inhabited for thousands of years. Around the fifth century, it was part of the empire of Guptas of Pataliputra. This has been evidenced by plaques and coins, and monuments from the reigns of Samudragupta, Chandragupta I, and Skandgupta. From the eighth to twelfth centuries, some parts of the Damoh district were in the Chedi Empire, ruled by the Kalchuri dynasty from its capital Tripuri. Raja Hirde Shah, Lodhi king of Damoh, played an important part in the Bundela, Gond and Lodhi Uprising of 1842. Damoh took part in the struggle for independence from the British. Under the leadership of Thakur Kishore Singh of Hindoria, Raja Devi Singh of Singrampur, Pancham Singh of Karijog, Gangadhar Rao of Mangarh, Raghunath Rao, Mejban Singh, and Govind Rao were among those who took part in the 1857 revolt. Damoh suffered from famine in 1896-97 and 1900. By 1899 the India Midland Railway had completed the construction of Sagar–Damoh link and Damoh–Katni links. Freedom fighter Seth Govind Das was jailed in Damoh in 1923, and wrote a number of Hindi plays while imprisoned. In 1929, Acharya Shantisagar visited Damoh, the first such visit by a Digambar Muni to Damoh after several centuries. In 1933, Mahatma Gandhi visited Damoh. In 1946, Sagar University was established as the region's primary centre for higher education.