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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KHILONA BAI
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- LGD code
- 459211
- Pincode
- 488442
- Post office
- Simariya
- Population
- 317
- Households
- 59
- Literacy rate
- 46.1%
- Sex ratio
- 887 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 162
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 32 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 283 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 575 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rithi · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Mohandra · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Damuiya compares
By population, Damuiya ranks #48 of 64 villages in Simariya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.1%
−8.3% vs mandal average
- Damuiya
- 46.1%
- Simariya mandal
- 54.4%
- Panna district
- 54.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
887
−20 vs mandal average
- Damuiya
- 887
- Simariya mandal
- 907
Household size
people per home
5.4
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Damuiya
- 5.4
- Simariya mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Damuiya at a glance
Damuiya is a village of 317 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Simariya tehsil, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 48th-largest of 64 villages in Simariya tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 887 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Panna district centre, 24 km from Rithi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 488442, served by Simariya post office; the LGD village code is 459211. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Mohandra, 13 km away. The sarpanch is KHILONA BAI, and the village votes in Hatta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umadevi Lalchand Khatik. The population is estimated at 374 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Damuiya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PAWAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 42
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 92
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 260.67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Damuiya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Damuiya
- LGD code
- 459211
- Pincode
- 488442
- Post office
- Simariya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 317
- Population (projected 2026)
- 374
- Households
- 59
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 887
- Literacy rate
- 46.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.09906°N, 80.03193°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Damoh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hatta
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Lodhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Umadevi Lalchand Khatik
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KHILONA BAI
- Block / Mandal
- Simariya
Getting there
How to reach Damuiya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal283 kmcapital
- Delhi575 km
- Hyderabad764 km
- Kolkata867 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRithi24 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Mohandra13 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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)