# Damoh Village, Shadhora, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shadhora, Ashoknagar 

# Damoh

Damoh is a village in Shadhora sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 99 households**, the 59th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 461people (2011)
- 99households
- 65.4%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Damoh PIN code and other codes

Damoh falls in Shadhora sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAshoknagar
- Census village code500578

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Damoh from nearby towns?

- Shadhora (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Damoh?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Damoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Damoh known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, urad and wheat**. About 88% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Damoh

Of every 100 households in Damoh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damoh · ■ Shadhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Damoh?

■ Damoh · ■ Shadhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**929

Working population ****32.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 47.8% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (27%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 104 (70%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shadhora

- Gata Shadora487 people
- Semri Jumman485 people
- Bhugawali482 people
- Rasidpur481 people
- Musyawada460 people
- Kalua Khedi443 people
- Aurangaber Khedi441 people
- Nagau Khedi420 people

[All 108 villages in Shadhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/shadhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Damoh from Ashoknagar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Damoh?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damoh in?Ashoknagar district (Shadhora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damoh?65.4% (Census 2011)