Damoh District lies between 23°09′ and 24°27′ North latitude and between 79°03′ and 79°57′ East longitude in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh.

Its boundaries touch Sagar, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Panna and Chhatarpur District.

[1] According to the 2011 census, Damoh District has a population of 1,264,219,[4] roughly equal to that of Estonia[5] or the US state of New Hampshire.

[7] In 2006, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Damoh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[citation needed] The ancient fort at Rajnagar village, 6 km from Damoh, was founded by the Mughals.

After the death of Raja Dalpat Shah, the Senapati of the army of Mughal emperor Akbar had a battle with Rani Durgawati at the village, Singrampur.

[citation needed] The town of Narsinghgarh, situated on Sonar River, has an ancient fort built by Shah Taiyab.

[9] Damoh city has a Ghantaghar, circuit house, statue of Maharana Pratap at Jabalpur Naka, Kirti Stambh, Gajanan pahadi, Naugaja pahadi, fort of Rani Damyanti Bai near tahsil ground, Nehru park and a Jatashankar temple.

It is located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, 35 km from the city of Damoh.