# Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Balaghat district

Balaghat is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 16th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,701,698 people** in 10 sub-districts, 13 towns and 1,384 villages; 14% lived in towns. The largest town is [Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/balaghat/) (84,261).

- 1,701,698people (2011)
- 10sub-districts
- 13towns
- 77.1%literacy

## Who lives in Balaghat?

Balaghat had **1,701,698 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.3% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 16th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 1,021 women for every 1,000 men (above the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; the highest of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 967 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 4.3 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh.

## How literate is Balaghat?

77.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 4th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 85.4% and women at 69.0% — a gap of 16.3 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/) (82.3%) and lowest in [Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/) (68.0%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Balaghat do for a living?

52.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 47.0%). Of all workers, 22% farmed their own land, 22% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 14% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 41% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 44% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/) (60% of workers in farming) and the least is [Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/) (35% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 22 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 41 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Balaghat

14.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 43rd of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 13 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 7 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/balaghat/) with 84,261 people, home to 34% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Balaghat

Balaghat had 1,384 census villages, 1,272 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,145 people; 9 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Pandharwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/pandharwani/) (6,450), [Bisoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/bisoni/) (5,674), [Mohgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/mohgaon-497612/) (5,536), [Jam](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/jam/) (5,530) and [Rampayli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/rampayli/) (5,491).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Balaghat district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Balaghat district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> BALAGHAT (i.e. “above the ghats or passes,” the highlands), a district of British India in the Nagpur division of the Central Provinces. The administrative headquarters are at the town of Burha. The district contains an area of 3132 sq. m. It forms the eastern portion of the central plateau which divides the province from east to west. These highlands, formerly known as the Raigarh Bichhia tract, remained desolate and neglected until 1866, when the district of Balaghat was formed, and the country opened to the industrious and enterprising peasantry of the Wainganga valley. Geographically the district is divided into three distinct parts:—(1) The southern lowlands, a slightly undulating plain, comparatively well cultivated and drained by the Wainganga, Bagh, Deo, Ghisri and Son rivers. (2) The long narrow valley known as the Mau Taluka, lying between the hills and the Wainganga river, and comprising a long, narrow, irregular-shaped lowland tract, intersected by hill ranges and peaks covered with dense jungle, and running generally from north to south. (3) The lofty plateau, in which is situated the Raigarh Bichhia tract, comprising irregular ranges of hills, broken into numerous valleys, and generally running from east to west. The highest points in the hills of the district are as follows:—Peaks above Lanji, 2300 or 2500 feet; Tepagarh hill, about 2600 ft.; and Bhainsaghat range, about 3000 ft. above the sea.

- Population in 1901 (as quoted in 1911)326,521
- Population in 2011 (Census)1,701,698
- Change5.2× (+421%)

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Balaghat compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Balaghat · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**918

Working population ****52.5%**

**43.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balaghat

Of every 100 households in Balaghat in 2011, 70 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balaghat · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

Toilet within the home ****19%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

Tap water ****10%**

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

Use banking services ****38%**

Television ****21%**

Mobile phone ****24%**

Computer with internet ****0%**

Two-wheeler ****12%**

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

None of these assets ****27%**

Own their home ****93%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Balaghat

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/) 102,594 60 1 

[Tirodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/tirodi/) 79,401 73 1 

[Waraseoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/) 176,291 78 1 

[Khairlanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/khairlanji/) 147,208 84 0 

[Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/) 170,960 110 1 

[Balaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/balaghat/) 269,352 166 4 

[Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/) 175,890 148 1 

[Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/) 284,352 330 2 

[Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/) 108,026 173 1 

[Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/) 187,624 162 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Balaghat

- Balaghat · 84,261
- Malajkhand · 34,176
- Waraseoni · 27,494
- Baihar · 16,650
- Katangi · 16,146
- Lanji · 13,558
- Bharveli · 10,357
- Kosmi · 8,970
- Tirodi · 8,451
- Ukwa · 6,768
- Hirapur · 6,315
- Kirnapur · 6,137
- Garra · 5,533

## Largest villages in Balaghat

- Pandharwani · 6,450
- Bisoni · 5,674
- Mohgaon · 5,536
- Jam · 5,530
- Rampayli · 5,491
- Temni · 5,370
- Khairlanji · 5,309
- Hatta · 5,259
- Mahkepar · 5,012
- Budbuda · 4,867
- Kaydi · 4,509
- Khairi · 4,492
- Ghoti · 4,456
- Relwahi · 4,224
- Kanki · 4,174
- Mehandiwada · 4,136
- Garra · 4,097
- Hirri · 4,058
- Mohjhari · 3,999
- Linga · 3,930

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Balaghat?10: Katangi, Tirodi, Waraseoni, Khairlanji, Lalbarra, Balaghat, Kirnapur, Baihar, Paraswada, Lanji
- What is the population of Balaghat district?1,701,698 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Balaghat?Balaghat