Damoh#Climate

Stone Age tools have been found in Singrampur Valley and it is believed that the area has been inhabited for thousands of years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.damoh.nic.in/History.html|title=History {{!}} Damoh - A District of Madhya Pradesh - A City of Grace and Affection|website=www.damoh.nic.in|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116153954/http://www.damoh.nic.in/History.html|archive-date=16 November 2017|url-status=dead}} Around the fifth century, it was part of the empire of Guptas of Pataliputra. This has been evidenced by plaques and coins, and monuments from the reigns of Samudragupta, Chandragupta I, and Skandgupta. From the eighth to twelfth centuries, some parts of the Damoh district were in the Chedi Empire, ruled by the Kalchuri dynasty from its capital Tripuri. The temple at Nohta demonstrates Kalchuri's influence in the tenth century. Some regions of the district were under the Chandels of the Jejak-Bhukti.

Around the beginning of the fourteenth century, the administrative centre of the Chanderi province of the Khalji dynasty was moved to Damoh.

The era of Muslim rule began in the fourteenth century. Stone carvings at Salaiya and Batiyagarh mention Khalji and Tuglaq Sultans. The Sultan of Malwa later annexed the region.

In the last quarter of the fifteenth century, Sangram Shah of the Gond dynasty annexed the region into his empire organised around 52 forts. This was an era of peace and prosperity for the region. In Singrampur, Rani Durgawati attained martyrdom battling against the Mughal Empire, represented by its General Asaf Khan and his army.

Bundelas entered the region for a brief time span, after which Marathas took over in 1732. Marathas remained in control until the British annexed the Marathas kingdom after the death of Peshwa in 1888. The Diwanji ki Talaiya and the Ram Mandir were constructed by the Maratha administrators.

Raja Hirde Shah, Lodhi king of Damoh, played an important part in the Bundela, Gond and Lodhi Uprising of 1842.{{cite news |title=Bundela Uprising of 1842 |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/district-reopsitory-detail.htm?7299}}

Damoh took part in the struggle for independence from the British. Under the leadership of Thakur Kishore Singh of Hindoria, Raja Devi Singh of Singrampur, Pancham Singh of Karijog, Gangadhar Rao of Mangarh, Raghunath Rao, Mejban Singh, and Govind Rao were among those who took part in the 1857 revolt.

Damoh suffered from famine in 1896-97 and 1900. By 1899 the India Midland Railway had completed the construction of Sagar–Damoh link and Damoh–Katni links. Freedom fighter Seth Govind Das was jailed in Damoh in 1923, and wrote a number of Hindi plays while imprisoned. In 1929, Acharya Shantisagar visited Damoh, the first such visit by a Digambar Muni to Damoh after several centuries.Charitra Chakravarti, Divakar, Sumeruchandra, 1953, Shanti Prakashan Sivni, p. 257-258

In 1933, Mahatma Gandhi visited Damoh. In 1946, Sagar University was established as the region's primary centre for higher education.

In 1947, with India's independence from British Raj, the Central Provinces were reorganised as the state of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Damoh had its first-degree college established in 1961 by Shiksha Prasar Samiti, a volunteer organisation.

Damoh is located at {{coord|23.88|N|79.45|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Damoh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Damoh] It is at an average elevation of {{convert|595|m}}.

{{Weather box

| location = Damoh (1991–2020, extremes 1970–2020)

| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| Jan record high C = 33.3

| Feb record high C = 37.2

| Mar record high C = 42.6

| Apr record high C = 45.2

| May record high C = 49.8

| Jun record high C = 47.7

| Jul record high C = 42.6

| Aug record high C = 38.4

| Sep record high C = 38.2

| Oct record high C = 39.5

| Nov record high C = 37.0

| Dec record high C = 35.0

| year record high C = 49.8

| Jan high C = 25.0

| Feb high C = 28.9

| Mar high C = 34.0

| Apr high C = 39.1

| May high C = 42.7

| Jun high C = 38.7

| Jul high C = 32.6

| Aug high C = 30.6

| Sep high C = 31.7

| Oct high C = 33.1

| Nov high C = 30.0

| Dec high C = 26.6

| year high C = 32.7

| Jan low C = 8.1

| Feb low C = 11.9

| Mar low C = 17.2

| Apr low C = 22.2

| May low C = 26.8

| Jun low C = 26.3

| Jul low C = 24.2

| Aug low C = 23.2

| Sep low C = 22.4

| Oct low C = 18.6

| Nov low C = 13.4

| Dec low C = 8.5

| year low C = 18.4

| Jan record low C = 0.5

| Feb record low C = 1.6

| Mar record low C = 7.0

| Apr record low C = 14.6

| May record low C = 18.6

| Jun record low C = 19.8

| Jul record low C = 18.0

| Aug record low C = 18.2

| Sep record low C = 15.0

| Oct record low C = 10.5

| Nov record low C = 5.0

| Dec record low C = 2.5

| year record low C = 0.5

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 14.3

| Feb rain mm = 14.0

| Mar rain mm = 11.0

| Apr rain mm = 5.8

| May rain mm = 8.0

| Jun rain mm = 141.4

| Jul rain mm = 339.2

| Aug rain mm = 407.0

| Sep rain mm = 186.3

| Oct rain mm = 36.3

| Nov rain mm = 15.2

| Dec rain mm = 5.3

| year rain mm = 1184.4

| Jan rain days = 1.3

| Feb rain days = 1.3

| Mar rain days = 0.9

| Apr rain days = 0.7

| May rain days = 0.6

| Jun rain days = 6.9

| Jul rain days = 13.2

| Aug rain days = 15.9

| Sep rain days = 8.3

| Oct rain days = 2.1

| Nov rain days = 0.9

| Dec rain days = 0.1

| year rain days = 52.2

| Jan humidity = 68

| Feb humidity = 60

| Mar humidity = 46

| Apr humidity = 36

| May humidity = 37

| Jun humidity = 57

| Jul humidity = 79

| Aug humidity = 85

| Sep humidity = 81

| Oct humidity = 67

| Nov humidity = 63

| Dec humidity = 64

| year humidity = 62

|source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf

| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| access-date = April 8, 2024

}}

{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| title = Station: Damoh Climatological Table 1981–2010

| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = January 2015

| pages = 223–224

| access-date = 28 December 2020}}

{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = December 2016

| page = M116

| access-date = 28 December 2020}}

}}

{{See Also|List of cities in Madhya Pradesh}}

According to the 2001 India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Damoh city had a population of 112,160 (total urban population is 147,661). Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Damoh had an average literacy rate of 73%, above the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 89% and female literacy was 66%. 14% of the population was under 6 years of age.

===School===

Many Higher Education School are Operated in Damoh -

• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Damoh
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
• Government Excellence School, Damoh
• Government Model School, Damoh
• Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Damoh
• St. Norbert School, Damoh
• Ganga Jamna English Medium School, Damoh
• Gurukul English Medium School, Damoh
• DPSG Damoh

===College===

Many colleges and institutes available in Damoh -

• Government Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalaya, Damoh
• Government Polytechnic College, Damoh
• Eklavya University, Damoh
• Ojaswini Institute of Management & Technology (OIMT), Damoh
• Dr. Vijai Lall Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Damoh
• Guru Ram Das B.Ed College, Damoh
• Gyan Chandra Shrivastava Government Post Graduate College, Damoh
• Ojaswini College of Education, Damoh
• Mahakoshal College of Science and Arts, Damoh

Damoh city has a Nagar Palika Parishad with the elected head Malti Asati.[http://mcdamoh.com/page.php?cat=President Municipal Corporation President] Tarun Rathi is the current DM & Collector for the Damoh District.[http://damoh.nic.in/collectorprofile.html collector profile] The current Member of Legislative Assembly from Damoh constituency is Mr. Ajay Kumar Tandon.

• Sunil Lahri, actor, best known for portraying Lakshmana in the television show Ramayan (1987-1988){{cite news |title=दमोह का पम्मी 150 लड़कों को पछाड़कर बना था रामायण में लक्ष्मण |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/mp-news-damoh39s-pummy-was-made-by-beating-150-boys-laxman-in-ramayana-065014-6954156.html |access-date=7 October 2023 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=22 July 2018}}
• Chahat Pandey, TV Actress{{cite web | url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm11530269/ | title=Chahat Pandey | Actress | website=IMDb }}
• Tarun Sagar, Indian Jain monk (1967–2018)
• Jayant Kumar Malaiya, Indian Politician

• Hirdepur
• Nohta

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• [http://damoh.nic.in Damoh website]
• [http://www.damohtoday.com Damoh News website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209092943/https://damohtoday.com/ |date=9 December 2022 }}

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