Damua

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Damua
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Damua
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Damua
Damua (India)
Coordinates: 22°12′59″N78°28′49″E / 22.2164°N 78.4804°E / 22.2164; 78.4804
CountryFlag of India.svg 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.

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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.

  1. Nandan (Kalichhapar)
  2. Nandora
  3. Chikatbary

Schools in Damua and Nandan

  1. Govt Higher Secondary School, Nandan.
  2. Govt boys school, Damua.
  3. Govt Girls school, Damua.
  4. L.B.S High school English medium Nandan.

Nearest park and hill station from Damua.

  1. Satpuda national park.(panchmarhi). Panchmarhi Satpuda park Archived 28 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine .
  2. Pench national park (Seoni, Chhindwara)

Geography

Damua is located on 22°12′59″N78°28′49″E / 22.2164°N 78.4804°E / 22.2164; 78.4804 . Kanhan River is flow's near the town. Damua is a town situated in the dense hills of Satpura near the coal field of Pench Kanhan. [2]

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.

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Damua.html