Balaghat is a district in Madhya Pradesh State of India. It has a total of 10 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 9,229 sq km. There are 13 towns and 1,384 villages in this district.
As per census Balaghat District has a population of 1,701,698 in 2011 out of which 842,178 are male and 859,520 are female. Population of Balaghat District in 2020/2021 is 1,903,093(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 1,147,623 out of 626,468 are male and 521,155 are female. People living in Balaghat District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 893,014 out of which men are 488,610 and women are 404,404. Total 193,135 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 124,805 are cultivated by men and 68,330 are women. 199,662 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 110,622 and 89,040 are women. Balaghat District sex ratio is 1,021 females per 1000 of males. Next Balaghat District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 9,229 sq km., 207 sq km is urban and 9022 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,888,885 in the district, 244,816 are in urban area and 1,456,882 are in rural area. 54,467 households are in urban, 337,369 are in rural area. 187,405 literate people are in urban, 960,218 are in rural area.
Geography of Balaghat
Languages spoken are Hindi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanji | 187,624 | 93,283 | 94,341 | 41,654 |
| Paraswada | 108,026 | 53,067 | 54,959 | 24,771 |
| Baihar | 284,352 | 140,250 | 144,102 | 63,910 |
| Kirnapur | 175,890 | 87,123 | 88,767 | 39,314 |
| Balaghat | 269,352 | 133,692 | 135,660 | 61,278 |
| Lalbarra | 170,960 | 84,860 | 86,100 | 40,321 |
| Khairlanji | 147,208 | 72,616 | 74,592 | 36,457 |
| Waraseoni | 176,291 | 87,307 | 88,984 | 41,304 |
| Tirodi | 79,401 | 39,386 | 40,015 | 19,125 |
| Katangi | 102,594 | 50,594 | 52,000 | 23,702 |