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Balaghat district

Balaghat district
Clockwise from top-left: Joda Temple, Baihar, Moti Talab, House in Kanha National Park, Temple in Lanji, Gangulpara Dam
Location of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh
Location of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DivisionJabalpur
HeadquartersBalaghat
Tehsils
  1. Balaghat,
  2. Baihar,
  3. Waraseoni,
  4. Katangi,
  5. Lalbarra,
  6. Lanji,
  7. Khairlanji,
  8. Kirnapur,
  9. Birsa,
  10. Paraswada,
  11. Tirodi.
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBalaghat
Area
 • Total
9,245 km2 (3,570 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,701,698
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Literacy78.29%
 • Sex ratio1021
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH 12A, SH 26, SH 11, SH 53
Websitebalaghat.nic.in

Balaghat district (Hindi pronunciation: [baːlaːgʱaːʈ]) is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. Its belongs to Jabalpur Division. Balaghat city is Administrative Headquarter of Balaghat District.

Balaghat is known for its tile factories, rice mills and forests.[1] In MP Balaghat district has significant mineral deposits and a number of forests.[2] Balaghat comes under the Bhandara dist. Raghuji is the first Maratha who came to this place from Kirnapur Side.

  1. ^ "District Balaghat, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India". Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONSMADHYA PRADESH. "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK BALAGHAT" (PDF). CENSUS OF INDIA 2011.

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