Damoh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Damoh, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Damoh is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Damoh tehsil of Damoh district. The Damoh city is divided into 44 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 28,274 families residing in the Damoh city. The total population of Damoh is 139,561 out of which 72,869 are males and 66,692 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Damoh is 915.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Damoh city is 16972 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8925 male children and 8047 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Damoh is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (915).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Damoh is 85.9%. Thus Damoh has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Damoh district. The male literacy rate is 91.01% and the female literacy rate is 80.42% in Damoh.

Population
139,561
Literacy
85.9%
Sex Ratio
915

Damoh Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 28,274 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Damoh Municipality + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Damoh Municipality + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 16,972 8,925 8,047
Literacy 85.9% 79.9% 70.7%
Scheduled Caste 27,610 14,538 13,072
Scheduled Tribe 2,886 1,480 1,406
Illiterate 34,202 14,672 19,530

Caste-wise Population - Damoh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Damoh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,610 14,538 13,072
Schedule Tribe 2,886 1,480 1,406

Religion-wise Population - Damoh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Damoh is 110,033 which is 78.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Damoh is 20,647 which is 14.79% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Damoh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 110,033 (78.84%) 57,664 52,369
Muslim 20,647 (14.79%) 10,662 9,985
Christian 1,138 (0.82%) 537 601
Sikh 876 (0.63%) 452 424
Buddhist 28 (0.02%) 10 18
Jain 6,747 (4.83%) 3,497 3,250
Other Religion 4 (0%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 88 (0.06%) 46 42

Literacy Rate - Damoh

The total literacy rate of Damoh was 85.94% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 105,359 literates, males were 58,197 while females were 47,162. Also the male literacy rate was 91.01% and the female literacy rate was 80.42% in Damoh.

  Damoh Madhya Pradesh
Female 80.42% 59.24%
Male 91.01% 78.73%
Total 85.94% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Damoh

The Sex Ratio of Damoh is 915. Thus per every 1000 men there were 915 females in Damoh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 915 ) of Damoh.


Child Population - Damoh

According to Census 2011, there were 16,972 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Damoh. Out of which 8,925 were male while 8,047 were female.


Working Population - Damoh

In Damoh Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 49,009 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,009 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,333 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 835 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 42,507 33,383 9,124
Cultivators 1,333 1,211 122
Agriculture Labourer 835 709 126
Household Industries 3,943 1,757 2,186
Other Workers 36,396 29,706 6,690
Marginal Workers 6,502 3,817 2,685
Non Working 90,552 35,669 54,883

Damoh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Damoh is further divided into 44 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,726 72.2% 896
2 Ward No - 2 5,427 77.4% 914
3 Ward No - 3 2,586 61.7% 748
4 Ward No - 4 2,760 85.6% 923
5 Ward No - 5 2,051 87% 1,029
6 Ward No - 6 8,462 78.8% 911
7 Ward No - 7 3,917 85.4% 940
8 Ward No - 8 3,354 84.4% 947
9 Ward No - 9 3,358 81.4% 914
10 Ward No - 10 3,517 73.6% 858
11 Ward No - 11 2,828 84.3% 937
12 Ward No - 12 1,671 83.5% 908
13 Ward No - 13 2,709 80.5% 939
14 Ward No - 14 3,872 67.3% 929
15 Ward No - 15 3,284 77.3% 905
16 Ward No - 16 2,285 68.5% 966
17 Ward No - 17 2,112 79.9% 884
18 Ward No - 18 2,306 83.9% 961
19 Ward No - 19 2,446 75.5% 966
20 Ward No - 20 2,603 68.6% 847
21 Ward No - 21 2,975 73.8% 922
22 Ward No - 22 2,454 84.8% 929
23 Ward No - 23 3,025 77.3% 963
24 Ward No - 24 1,880 88.3% 930
25 Ward No - 25 1,936 86.6% 967
26 Ward No - 26 2,597 77.5% 912
27 Ward No - 27 2,229 82.6% 895
28 Ward No - 28 2,124 84.2% 998
29 Ward No - 29 2,990 70.5% 908
30 Ward No - 30 2,989 76.8% 900
31 Ward No - 31 3,927 76.2% 942
32 Ward No - 32 2,179 76% 990
33 Ward No - 33 3,652 74% 968
34 Ward No - 34 3,328 65.6% 897
35 Ward No - 35 3,885 61.8% 908
36 Ward No - 36 6,324 67.2% 853
37 Ward No - 37 3,389 67.9% 909
38 Ward No - 38 4,174 68.5% 874
39 Ward No - 39 3,770 70.8% 936
40 Ward No - 40 4,531 67.2% 891
41 Ward No - 41 1,135 62.9% 864
42 Ward No - 42 4,455 75.6% 910
43 Ward No - 43 4,215 81.5% 947
44 Ward No - 44 124 43.5% 824

Map of Damoh, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh


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