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City in Madhya Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Balaghat | |
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City | |
![]() Balaghat Junction Railway Station | |
Coordinates: 21.8°N 80.18°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Balaghat |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Body | Balaghat Municipal Council |
Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 84,261 |
Languages | |
• Official | 1)Hindi (Primary) 2)English (Additional) (Gondi language primary language for schedule tribes people's ) Powari language (caste language of Powar people) Chattisgarhi language (speaking in northeastern part of balaghat) Marathi language (speaking in south part of balaghat) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 481001 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-MP |
Vehicle registration | MP-50 |
Website | balaghat |
Balaghat is located at 21°48′N 80°11′E.[1] It has an average elevation of 288 metres (944 feet).
[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Balaghat had a population of 84,216. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.