Balaghat District Population, Madhya Pradesh - Census India 2011

Balaghat is one of district of Madhya Pradesh in India. There are 10 Tehsils, 1384 villages and 14 towns in Balaghat district.

As per the Census India 2011, Balaghat district has 391836 households, population of 1701698 of which 842178 are males and 859520 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 212931 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 9229 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
Total1701698100%
Hindu151938489.29%
Buddhist721624.24%
Other religions and persuasions580643.41%
Muslim385422.26%
Christian52950.31%
Jain47780.28%
Religion not stated24230.14%
Sikh10500.06%

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)207.329021.68
Number of households54467337369
Total Population2448161456882
Population (%)49.99%50.59%
Male Population122384719794
Female Population122432737088
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
Baihar2843521346.582111027
Balaghat2693521051.052561015
Lanji187624880.272131011
Waraseoni176291590.052991019
Kirnapur175890881.142001019
Lalbarra170960624.662741015
Khairlanji147208464.753171027
Paraswada1080262682.43401036
Katangi102594287.343571028
Tirodi79401420.711891016

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Balaghat Population Facts

Number of Households391836
Population1701698
Male Population842178 (49.49%)
Female Population859520 (50.51%)
Children Population212931
Area9229 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