Balaghat District Population, Madhya Pradesh - Census India 2011

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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,701,698100%
Hindu1,519,38489.29%
Buddhist72,1624.24%
Other religions and persuasions58,0643.41%
Muslim38,5422.26%
Christian5,2950.31%
Jain4,7780.28%
Religion not stated2,4230.14%
Sikh1,0500.06%

Balaghat Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)2079,022
Number of households54,467337,369
Total Population244,8161,456,882
Population (%)49.99%50.59%
Male Population122,384719,794
Female Population122,432737,088
Sex Ratio10001024
Literacy (%)76.55%65.91%

List of Tehsils in Balaghat

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Baihar284,3521,3472111027
Balaghat269,3521,0512561015
Lanji187,6248802131011
Waraseoni176,2915902991019
Kirnapur175,8908812001019
Lalbarra170,9606252741015
Khairlanji147,2084653171027
Paraswada108,0262,682401036
Katangi102,5942873571028
Tirodi79,4014211891016

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Balaghat Population Facts

Number of Households391,836
Population1,701,698
Male Population842,178 (49.49%)
Female Population859,520 (50.51%)
Children Population212,931
Area9,229 km2
Population density/km2184
Sex-ratio1021
Literacy67.44%
Male Literacy74.39%
Female Literacy60.63%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %22.51%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %7.37%

Map of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh