Damua

Town in Madhya Pradesh, India

Damua camp
town
22°12′59″N 78°28′49″E / 22.2164°N 78.4804°E / 22.2164; 78.4804
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 census town in Chhindwara district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Damua had a population of 15,856. 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)

Town in Damua Range

1. Damua 2. Nandan 3. Kalichhapar 4. Chikatbary 5. Gop. 6. Dhahu 7. Kangla Bhakra 8. Raijamun 9. Rakhikol and various small towns in Damua and Nandan range.

Nearest Railway Station

Hirdhagrah & Junnardeo

Ghoradongri (Nagpur-itarsi section)

River

Kanhan River

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

The nearest airport is in Nagpur and Jabalpur and the nearest Railway station is Hirdagarg and Junnardeo

References

^ "Census of India 2001: 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.