Damoh
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Damoh is a city in the Sagar Division
of northeast Madhya Pradesh
in India
, 260 kilometres (162 mi) east of state capital Bhopal and in north by Tikamgarh
. It is the administrative headquarters of Damoh District
.
, Damoh had a population of 112,160. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Damoh has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89% and, female literacy is 66%. In Damoh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
-market and a number of small industries such as weaving
, dye
ing and pottery
-making. The District Of Damoh has an area of 7,306 Sq. km. Except on the south and east, where the offshoots from the surrounding hills and patches of jungle break up the country, the district consists of open planes of varying degrees of fertility, interspersed with low ranges and isolated heights. The richest tracts lie in the centre.
Damoh Railway Station(Station code:DMO) is the only railway station in the city serves a few trains for Delhi, Mumbai and Howrah.situated between Katni and Bina Jn
Damoh is well Connected by road to Bhopal,Jabalpur, and Chhatarpur.
Nearest Airport is at Jabalpur.dily flight service for delhi,mumbai .
Sagar Division
Sagar Division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India. Sagar is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently , the division consists of districts of Chhatarpur, Damoh, Panna, Sagar, and Tikamgarh....
of northeast Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, 260 kilometres (162 mi) east of state capital Bhopal and in north by Tikamgarh
Tikamgarh
Tikamgarh is a city and a tehsil, in Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh, it also the district headquarter. The earlier name of the town was 'Tehri' consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle. In the Tikamgarh town there is muhalla still known as 'Purani Tehri'...
. It is the administrative headquarters of Damoh District
Damoh District
Damoh District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Damoh is the district headquarters. The district is part of Sagar Division.- Overview :The district has many places of historical importance...
.
Geography
Damoh is located at 21.88°N 80.78°E. It has an average elevation of 595 metres (1952 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Damoh had a population of 112,160. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Damoh has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89% and, female literacy is 66%. In Damoh, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
It has a considerable cattleCattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
-market and a number of small industries such as weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...
, dye
Dye
A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....
ing and pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
-making. The District Of Damoh has an area of 7,306 Sq. km. Except on the south and east, where the offshoots from the surrounding hills and patches of jungle break up the country, the district consists of open planes of varying degrees of fertility, interspersed with low ranges and isolated heights. The richest tracts lie in the centre.
From Mauryas to Guptas
- 304 BCE–232 BCE Prince AshokaAshokaAshok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
, governor of Avanti, married Devi, the daughter of a trader of VidishaVidishaVidisha is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, located near the state capital Bhopal. Vidishā is the administrative headquarters of Vidisha District. The city was also known as Bhilsa during the medieval period.-Geography:...
. The Ashoka's inscriptions found at SanchiSanchiSanchi is a small village in Raisen District of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, it is located 46 km north east of Bhopal, and 10 km from Besnagar and Vidisha in the central part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the location of several Buddhist monuments dating from the 3rd...
and Rupnath in Jabalpur DistrictJabalpur DistrictJabalpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.The area of the district is 10,160 km² with of population 2,167,469...
. - 3rd-4th cent CE: VakatakaVakatakaThe Vākāṭakas were a royal Indian dynasty that originated from the Deccan in the mid-third century CE. Their kingdom is believed to have extended from the southern edges of Malwa and Gujarat in the north to the Tungabhadra River in the south as well as from the Arabian Sea in the western to the...
s originate from BundelkhandBundelkhandBundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom is a geographic region of central India...
, Vagat region of Tikamgarh DistrictTikamgarh DistrictTikamgarh district is one of the 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. Tikamgarh town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Sagar Division....
. They had the control till 4th century.
Rajput period
- 9th century: KalachuriKalachuriKalachuri Empire is this the name used by two kingdoms who had a succession of dynasties from the 10th-12th centuries, one ruling over areas in Central India and were called Chedi or Haihaya and the other southern Kalachuri who ruled over parts of Karnataka...
of ChediChedi KingdomChedi kingdom was one among the many kingdoms ruled during early periods by Paurava kings and later by Yaduvanshi Rajput kings in the central and western India. It falls roughly in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh regions to the south of river Yamuna and along river Betwa or Vetravati...
(Dahal) at Tripuri (near Jabalpur) rise - 9th century: ChandelaChandelaThe Chandela is a Rajput clan found in North India. A section of the Chandelas ruled much of the Bundelkhand region of central India for long periods between the 10th and the 13th centuries AD. The Chandela dynasty is famous in Indian history for King Vidyadhar, who repulsed the attacks of Mahmud...
s of Jejakabhukti rise - 10th century: Buddhist idols of Bansipur and Kunvarpur.
- 11th cent: Nohta temple built.
- 1182: ChauhanChauhanChauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
King Prithviraj IIIPrithviraj IIIPrithvi Raj III, commonly known as Prithviraj Chauhan , was a king of the Hindu Chauhan dynasty, who ruled the kingdom of Ajmer and Delhi in northern India during the latter half of the 12th century....
attacked Mahoba, brave fight put-up by the Banafer brothers Alha and Udal, generals of Chandela Parmardi. - 12th cent: Jain temple built at Gajanan ki Toria.
Muslim and Gond rule
- 1290-1315: The KhiljisKhilji dynastyThe Khilji Sultanate was a dynasty of Turko-Afghan Khalaj origin who ruled large parts of South Asia from 1290 - 1320. They were the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India...
had the regional administrative center of the ChanderiChanderiChanderi चंदेरी شندرئ is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is situated at a distance of 127 km from Shivpuri,37 km from Lalitpur,55 km from Ashok Nagar and about 45 km from Esagarh It is surrounded by hills southwest of...
province at Batihadim (Batiagarh) which was transferred to Damova (Damoh). Damoh fort inscription. - 14th century: Muslim rule inscriptions at Salaiya and Batiyagarh mention KhiljiKhilji dynastyThe Khilji Sultanate was a dynasty of Turko-Afghan Khalaj origin who ruled large parts of South Asia from 1290 - 1320. They were the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India...
and TuglaqTughlaq dynastyThe Tughlaq dynasty of north India started in 1321 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. The Tughluqs were a Muslim family of Turkic origin...
as Sultans. - 14th cent: Sahanpal BundelaBundelaThe Bundelas are a Rajput clan of Chattari lineage who ruled several states in central India, in Bundelkhand region from the 16th century.The Bundelas are the most prominent Rajputs hailing from Central India...
captured Garhkundar from Khangar king. - 15th cent: In Garha-MandlaMandla-Demographics: India census, Mandla had a population of 45,907. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandla has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 72%. Majority of Population belongs Adivasi, so...
kingdom. Sangram Shah in late fifteenth century - 1506: Taran-swami of Bilahari founds Taran PanthTaran PanthThe Taran Panth or Taranpanthi sect of Digambar Jainism was founded by Taran Svami in Bundelkhand in 1505. Taran Svami is also referred to as Taran Taran, the one who can help the swimmers to the other side, i.e. towards nirvana....
. - 1531: Rudrapratap BundelaBundelaThe Bundelas are a Rajput clan of Chattari lineage who ruled several states in central India, in Bundelkhand region from the 16th century.The Bundelas are the most prominent Rajputs hailing from Central India...
made OrchhaOrchhaOrchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River , 80 km from Tikamgarh &...
his new capital. - 16th cent: KurmiKurmiThe Kurmi are a Hindu agricultural Jāti in India.The group has been associated with the Kunbi, though scholars differ as to whether the terms are synonymous. In 2006, the Indian government announced that Kurmi was considered synonymous with the Kunbi and Yellam castes in Maharashtra...
Immigrants from the DoabDoabA Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers...
arrive in the GondGondi peopleThe Gondi, Goindi or Gond people are people in central India, spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra , Chhattisgarh, northern Andhra Pradesh, and Western Orissa. With over four million people, they are the largest tribe in Central India.The Gondi language is related to...
kingdom. - 1543: Chandella Kirat Rai's daughter DurgavatiDurgavatiRani Durgavati was born in the family of Rajput Chandel Emperor Keerat Rai. She was born at the fort of Kalanjar . The Chandel dynasty is known for the defence of King Vidyadhar who repulsed the Muslim attacks of Mahmud Ghaznavi. Keerat Rai's love for sculpture is shown in the temples of Khajuraho...
married to Gond ruler Dalpat-shah of Garh Mandla. - 1569: Durgavati killed in battle with Asaf Khan.
- Early 17th century, Delhi returned half of the territory to the management of the Garha-Mandla Rajas.
Bundela and Maratha rule
- 1649-1731: Bundelkhand Kesri Maharaja ChhatrasalMaharaja ChhatrasalBudelkhand Kesri Maharaja Chhatrasal , was a Bundeli warrior who chose to turn against the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and seek to establish his own kingdom in Bundelkhand....
. - 1660: Sagar city founded.
- 1700: KundalpurKundalpurKundalpur is a historical site in India. It is located in central Indian state named Madhya Pradesh, 1.6 km from the ruins of Damoh.Shri Digamber Jain Siddha Kshetra KundalgiriPlace & Post – Kundalpur, Dist. – Damoh Management committee :...
temple repaired with support from Chhatrasal. - 1731: Some of region given to Marathas, as part heirs to Chharasal.
- 1735: Maratha governor at Sagar.
- 1757: Bahoranji, a dealer in precious stones, had a 13th cent Jain temple renovated at Damoh and a pratishta conducted to earn the title SinghaiSinghaiSinghai is a hereditary title awarded in the past to leaders of the Jain Sangha ....
. - 1780: The governors of Saugor, known as the Maratha Pandits, did annexed Gond kingdom.
- 1781: Jabalpur was selected as Maratha headquarters.
- ?:Jageshwar Mahadev Shivalinga found, temple built.
- 1798: The peshwaPeshwaA Peshwa is the titular equivalent of a modern Prime Minister. Emporer Shivaji created the Peshwa designation in order to more effectively delegate administrative duties during the growth of the Maratha Empire. Prior to 1749, Peshwas held office for 8-9 years and controlled the Maratha army...
granted the Nerbudda valley to the BhonsleBhonsleThe Bhonsle were a prominent clan within the Maratha clan system who served as rulers of several states in India.The most prominent member of the clan was Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha empire...
princes of NagpurNagpurNāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
.
Company rule and Ghadar
- 1818: During the Governor-Generalship of lord Hastings the rule of Sagar passed into the hands of the British.
- 1854: as the Maratha kingdom lapsed to the British for lack of a recognized legitimate heir.
- 1857: The 42 NI and 3rd Irregular Cavalry stationed at Saugor rebelled on 1 July. 52 NI at Jabalpur rebelled on 28 September.
- At Jabalpur the Gond Raja family, who were the last surviving descendants of the Garha-Mandla dynasty, prepared to revolt against the British. Their plans were discovered and both' the father, Shankar Shah, and his son, Raghunath Shah, were blown from guns.
- Raja Kishore Singh Lodhi of HindoriaHindoriaHindoria is a town and a nagar panchayat in Damoh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Hindoria is located at . It has an average elevation of 385 metres .-Demographics:...
, Raja Devi Singh of Singrampur, Pancham Singh of Karijog, and others fought against the British rule in its rebellion in 1857. - Sir Hugh Rose assumed the command of the Central India Field Force on 17 December 1857. Finished in May 1858.
British rule
- 1861: Central ProvincesCentral ProvincesThe Central Provinces was a province of British India. It comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur....
created. - 1861: Damoh first formed into a separate district.
- 1867: Damoh constituted a municipality.
- 1867: Population: Damoh dist 2,62,600
- 1867: railway lines were completed between Jabalpur and AllahabadAllahabadAllahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
- 1896-1897: Damoh suffered severely from the famineFamineA famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Every continent in the world has...
. - 1898: India Midland Railway's construction of Sagar-Damoh link
- 1899: construction of Damoh-Katni link
- 1900: Mild famineFamineA famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, overpopulation, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Every continent in the world has...
. - 1923: Seth Govind DasSeth Govind DasSeth Govind Das was a freedom fighter and a distinguished parliamentarian. He belonged to the famous Maheshwari merchant family of Raja Gokuldas of Jabalpur....
jailed in Damoh, writes four Hindi plays. - 1933: Mahatma GandhiMahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
visits Damoh - 1946: Sagar University was established on 18 July.
Independence
- 1947: Independence; Central Provinces reorganized as Madhya PradeshMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
state. - 1960: Damoh degree college established by "Shiksha Prasar Samiti", a volunteer organization
- 1991: Damoh population 18,98,125.
- 2001: Damoh District population 10,81,909.
Main Schools of Damoh
- St.John's Higher Secondary School.
- Nav Jagrati higher secondry School.
- Kendriya Vidyalaya.
- Maharishi Vidya Mandir.
- Saraswati Vidya Mandir.
- Mission School.
- Ojaswini School.
- Gyanodaya School.
- Navodaya Vidyalaya.
- MLB Kanya Vidyalaya
- Govt Excellance school
- Mawganj school
- RP Modi Rastriya Jain High School
- Dr. Agrawal School.
Government Colleges/Private Colleges
- Govt. P.G. College.
- Govt. K.N.M. College.
- Christian Medical Training Centre.
- Dr. Vijay Lall Smriti Mahavidhyalaya.
- Guru Ramdas College Of Education.
- J.L. Verma Law college.
- Ojaswini Uthkrasthta Sansthan.
- Govt. Polytechnic College.
Nursing college
- Ojaswini Institute of Nursng Sciences and Research. that is one of political college
- CICM college of Nursing.
Transport
- Railways
Damoh Railway Station(Station code:DMO) is the only railway station in the city serves a few trains for Delhi, Mumbai and Howrah.situated between Katni and Bina Jn
- Roads
Damoh is well Connected by road to Bhopal,Jabalpur, and Chhatarpur.
- Airways
Nearest Airport is at Jabalpur.dily flight service for delhi,mumbai .
External links
- http://malaiya.tripod.com/damoh Damoh web site.
- http://www.geocities.com/damohcity/kundalpur.html Kundalpur
- Kundalpur Website