Balaghat is a city and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Balaghat district
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. ...
, in the state of
Madhya Pradesh
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,
India
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. It is the administrative headquarters of
Balaghat District
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. ...
.
Wainganga River flows beside the town. The nearest airport is Birsi (Gondia).
The headquarters of the district was originally called "Burha" or "बूढ़ा". Later, however, this name fell into disuse and was replaced by "Balaghat", which was originally the name of the district only. Balaghat is known for its tile factories, rice mills and forests.
Geography
Balaghat is located at . It has an average elevation of 288 metres (944 feet).
Demographics
As of the
2011 Census of India, Balaghat had a population of 84,216. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Government
Balaghat Is part of
Balaghat Assembly constituency, in
2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Madhya Pradesh on 2023 elections in India, 17 November 2023 to elect all List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 230 members of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The resu ...
Anubha Munjare is elected mla from
Indian National Congress
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. Entire assembly is part of
Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency in 2024
Bharti Pardhi is elected mp from balaghat lok sabha.
Education Institute
Many Govt and Private School situated in balaghat, There are number of educational institutions in Balaghat, such as a Government Boys and Government Girls schools.
Many higher education college are available in balaghat belongs to
Rani Durgawati University Jabalpur.
Sardar Patel University, Balaghat
* JataShankar Trivedi Government P.G. College, Balaghat
* Government Kamla Nehru Girls College, Balaghat
Govt. Polytechnic College, Balaghat
Transport
Balaghat is connected with Railway and Roadways, Balaghat junction railway station is major railway station of city,
Jabalpur
Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...
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Gondia railline passing through balaghat. Many trains halting in here.
[https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/3743]
References
Further reading
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Cities and towns in Balaghat district
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