Damua
Damua | |
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town | |
Damua Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Damua Damua (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°12′59″N 78°28′49″E / 22.2164°N 78.4804°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Chhindwara |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,856 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
| Vehicle registration | MP |
Damua is a Nagar Parishad in Chhindwara district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[1] Damua Municipality has population of 24,663. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Damua has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79% and, female literacy is 66%. In Damua, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Damua has now declared as a new municipality in Chhindwara. Damua is a basically divided in three parts.
- Nandan (Kalichhapar)
- Nandora
- Chikatbary
Schools in Damua and Nandan
- Govt Higher Secondary School, Nandan.
- Govt boys school, Damua.
- Govt Girls school, Damua.
- L.B.S High school English medium Nandan.
Nearest park and hill station from Damua.
- Satpuda national park.(panchmarhi). Panchmarhi Satpuda park.
- Pench national park (Seoni, Chhindwara)
Geography
Damua is located on 22°12′59″N 78°28′49″E / 22.2164°N 78.4804°E. Kanhan River is flow's near the town. Damua is a town situated in the dense hills of Satpura, many types of trees and plants are found here, near Damua there is a rich coal field of Pench Kanhan.[2]
Famous Temple and Mosque
Shidhnath Dham (sidhbaba tekri), Khedapati mata mandir
Jama Masjid Damua
Media
Newspapers: Damua's local News paper is Khan Majdoor Chhindwara has a few print publications which include Hindi newspapers such as, Dainik Bhaskar, Lokmat Samachar, Patrika, Jabalpur Express, Divya Express.
Radio: There are few FM stations broadcasting from Chhindwara: Vividh Bharati and Gyan Vani.
Transport
It's connected nearby town with Major road. Chhindwara is 65 km and Betul is 95 km away from Damua. The nearest airport is in Nagpur and Jabalpur and the nearest Railway station is in Ghoradongri and Junnardeo.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Damua.html
- ^ https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=22.2164&mlon=78.4804&zoom=12#map=10/22.1473/78.3202
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