Balaghat district
District of Madhya Pradesh in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Balaghat.
Balaghat district is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. Its belongs to Jabalpur Division. Balaghat city is Administrative Headquarter of Balaghat District.
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Balaghat district | |
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Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
Division | Jabalpur |
Headquarters | Balaghat |
Tehsils | Balaghat, Baihar, Waraseoni, Katangi, Lalbarra, Lanji, Khairlanji, Kirnapur, Birsa, Paraswada, Tirodi. |
Government | |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Balaghat |
Area | |
• Total | 9,245 km2 (3,570 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,701,698 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 78.29% |
• Sex ratio | 1021 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH 12A, SH 26, SH 11, SH 53 |
Website | balaghat |
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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.