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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
YESADO DHURWEY
Contact: 74****1660
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- LGD code
- 498115
- Pincode
- 481051
- Post office
- Birsa
- Population
- 3,357
- Households
- 771
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1070 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,513
- Distance to district centre
- 111 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 76 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 379 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 557 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhapewara · 62 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment hospital,Birsa · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Damoh compares
By population, Damoh ranks #2 of 159 villages in Birsa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.4%
+8.1% vs mandal average
Damoh63.4%
Birsa mandal55.3%
Balaghat district67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,070
+42 vs mandal average
Damoh1,070
Birsa mandal1,028
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Damoh4.4
Birsa mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Damoh at a glance
Damoh is a village of 3,357 people in 771 households (Census 2011) in Birsa tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 159 villages in Birsa tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,070 women per 1,000 men. It lies 111 km from the Balaghat district centre, 62 km from Dhapewara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481051, served by Birsa post office; the LGD village code is 498115. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Birsa, 14 km away. The sarpanch is YESADO DHURWEY, and the village votes in Paraswada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bhau Bhagat. The population is estimated at 3,958 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damoh · this village | 3,357 | 63% | — |
| Damoh · Shadhora | 461 | 53% | 0 km N |
| Singanpuri · Birsa | 1,515 | 53% | 2 km SW |
| Singanpuri · Ghughari | 595 | 41% | 2 km SW |
| Dhobghat · Birsa | 670 | 47% | 3.5 km SE |
| Kaniya · Birsa | 1,395 | 57% | 5.5 km SE |
| Lormi · Birsa | 740 | 57% | 5.5 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Damoh
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MALAJKHAND
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 108
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 667.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 118.43
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Damoh
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Damoh
- LGD code
- 498115
- Pincode
- 481051
- Post office
- Birsa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,357
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,958
- Households
- 771
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1070
- Literacy rate
- 63.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.89798°N, 80.79171°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Balaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paraswada
- Member of Parliament
- Bharti Pardhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bhau Bhagat
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- YESADO DHURWEY
- Block / Mandal
- Birsa
Getting there
How to reach Damoh
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal379 kmcapital
- Hyderabad557 km
- Kolkata783 km
- Delhi829 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhapewara62 km
- Bus stopBus Stand Birsa13 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Birsa14 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India34 km
- Petrol pumpBP19 km
- Police stationPolice Station18 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)