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{{About|the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Balaghat District}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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| caption2 = Balaghat Junction Railway Station
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| caption1 = Indian Tiger in Kanha Tiger Reserve
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| governing_body = Balaghat Municipal Council
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| elevation_m = 288
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = 1)[[Hindi language|Hindi]] (Primary)<br>2)[[English language |English]] (Additional)
3)[[Powari language|Powari]] (पोवारी) language (language of Powar/Panwar people's),

4) [[Gondi language|Gondi]] (caste language of schedule tribes people's),
Chattisgarhi language (speaking in northeastern part of balaghat),
5) [[Marathi language|Marathi]] (speaking by some marathi communities in south part of Balaghat)

| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 481001
| registration_plate = MP-50
| website = {{URL|https://balaghat.nic.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-MP]]
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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]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagarpalikabalaghat.com/|title=Nagar Palika Balaghat|accessdate=18 September 2025}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Balaghat, Government of Madhya Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://balaghat.nic.in/en/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
Balaghat is located at {{Coord|21|48|N|80|11|E|region:IN_type:city}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Balaghat.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Balaghat, India|website=www.fallingrain.com|accessdate=18 September 2025}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 288 metres (944 feet).

==Demographics==
As of the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.

==Government==
Balaghat Is part of [[Balaghat Assembly constituency]],<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Assembly Constituencies|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/se98/background/S12/ListACs-MP.html|website=eci.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref> in [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] [[Anubha Munjare]] is elected mla from [[Indian National Congress]]. Entire assembly is part of [[Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency]] in 2024 [[Bharti Pardhi]] is elected mp from balaghat lok sabha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/balaghat-madhya-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-clse-2547790-2024-06-04|title=Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Bharti Pardhi Wins by a Margin of 174512 Votes|first=India Today News|last=Desk|date=4 June 2024|website=India Today|accessdate=18 September 2025}}</ref>

==Education Institute==
Many Govt and Private School situated in balaghat, There are number of educational institutions in Balaghat, such as a Government Boys and Government Girls schools.<ref>https://balaghat.nic.in/en/education/</ref>

Many higher education college are available in balaghat belongs to [[Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya|Rani Durgawati University]] Jabalpur.<ref>https://balaghat.nic.in/en/public-utility-category/colleges-universities/</ref>
* [https://www.spubgt.ac.in/spu/ Sardar Patel University, Balaghat]
* JataShankar Trivedi Government P.G. College, Balaghat
* Government Kamla Nehru Girls College, Balaghat
* [https://satpudapolytechnic.com/ Govt. Polytechnic College, Balaghat]

==Notable people==
* [[Anand Bais]]
* [[Gaurishankar Bisen]]
* [[Hemlata Mahishwar]]
* [[Hugh Bartlett]]

==Transport==
Balaghat is connected with Railway and Roadways, Balaghat junction railway station is major railway station of city, [[Jabalpur]] - [[Gondia]] railline passing through balaghat. Many trains halting in here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/balaghat-junction-btc/3743|title=32 Departures from Balaghat SECR/South East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry|website=indiarailinfo.com|accessdate=18 September 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{EB1911 poster|Balaghat}}

{{Jabalpur Division}}
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