Balaghat district

Balaghat district
District of Madhya Pradesh
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
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.nic.in

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.

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.