Balaghat is one of district of Madhya Pradesh in India. There are 10 Tehsils, 1,384 villages and 14 towns in Balaghat district.
As per the Census India 2011, Balaghat district has 391,836 households, population of 1,701,698 of which 842,178 are males and 859,520 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 212,931 which is 12.51% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Balaghat district is around
1021 compared to
931 which is average of Madhya Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Balaghat district is 67.44% out of which 74.39% males are literate and 60.63% females are literate. The total area of Balaghat is 9,229 sq.km with population density of 184 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 85.61% of population lives in Urban area and 14.39% lives in Rural area. There are 7.37% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 22.51% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Balaghat district.
Balaghat Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 1,701,698 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1,519,384 | 89.29% |
| Buddhist | 72,162 | 4.24% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 58,064 | 3.41% |
| Muslim | 38,542 | 2.26% |
| Christian | 5,295 | 0.31% |
| Jain | 4,778 | 0.28% |
| Religion not stated | 2,423 | 0.14% |
| Sikh | 1,050 | 0.06% |
Balaghat Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 207 | 9,022 |
| Number of households | 54,467 | 337,369 |
| Total Population | 244,816 | 1,456,882 |
| Population (%) | 49.99% | 50.59% |
| Male Population | 122,384 | 719,794 |
| Female Population | 122,432 | 737,088 |
| Sex Ratio | 1000 | 1024 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.55% | 65.91% |
List of Tehsils in Balaghat
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Baihar | 284,352 | 1,347 | 211 | 1027 |
| Balaghat | 269,352 | 1,051 | 256 | 1015 |
| Lanji | 187,624 | 880 | 213 | 1011 |
| Waraseoni | 176,291 | 590 | 299 | 1019 |
| Kirnapur | 175,890 | 881 | 200 | 1019 |
| Lalbarra | 170,960 | 625 | 274 | 1015 |
| Khairlanji | 147,208 | 465 | 317 | 1027 |
| Paraswada | 108,026 | 2,682 | 40 | 1036 |
| Katangi | 102,594 | 287 | 357 | 1028 |
| Tirodi | 79,401 | 421 | 189 | 1016 |
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