Balaghat
Sign in to saveBalaghat is a city and a municipality in Balaghat district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balaghat District. Wainganga River flows beside the town. The nearest airport is Birsi (Gondia).
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Place details
- Locality
- Balaghat
- Region
- Madhya Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 84,261
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Balaghat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Madhya Pradesh#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Madhya Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Balaghat
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Balaghat Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 288
- Settlement.population_total
- 84,261
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
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Balaghat is a city and a municipality in Balaghat district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balaghat District. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balaghat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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