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Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh

Balaghat is one of the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Its headquarters is the town of the same name. At the 2011 census it had about 17 lakh people.

Facts at a glance

State or union territory
Madhya Pradesh
Headquarters
Balaghat
Name in Hindi
बालाघाट जिला
Population (2011 census)
17,01,698
Rank in Madhya Pradesh by population
16th of 55
Area
9,229 sq km
People per sq km (2011)
184
Official website
balaghat.nic.in
Map
Open on OpenStreetMap
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Wikidata entry Q641904
All districts of Madhya Pradesh

Population in context

With 17,01,698 people in 2011, Balaghat ranks 16th among the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh for which we have a 2011 figure. The most populous is Indore (32,76,697) and the least populous is Pandhurna (3,74,310).

District boundaries change. If Balaghat has been divided or redrawn since 2011, the figure is for the district as it was then.

Nearby districts

Straight-line distance from the map point of Balaghat to the map points of the nearest districts. Road distances are longer.

All 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh

Agar-MalwaAlirajpurAnuppurAshoknagarBalaghatBarwaniBetulBhindBhopalBurhanpurChhatarpurChhindwaraDamohDatiaDewasDharDindoriGunaGwaliorHardaIndoreJabalpurJhabuaKatniKhandwa (East Nimar)Khargone (West Nimar)MaiharMandlaMandsaurMauganjMorenaNarmadapuramNarsimhapurNeemuchNiwariPandhurnaPannaRaisenRajgarhRatlamRewaSagarSatnaSehoreSeoniShahdolShajapurSheopurShivpuriSidhiSingrauliTikamgarhUjjainUmariaVidisha

Questions people ask

Which state is Balaghat district in?

Balaghat district is in Madhya Pradesh, India.

What is the headquarters of Balaghat district?

The headquarters of Balaghat district is Balaghat, as recorded on Wikidata.

What is the population of Balaghat district?

Balaghat district had a population of 17,01,698 at the 2011 census, as recorded on Wikidata. A newer census figure is not yet available.

About these facts. The list of districts is the official one from iGOD, the Government of India web directory, as on 11 November 2026. Headquarters, 2011 population, area and other details are from Wikidata, an open database edited by volunteers, read on 11 November 2026. They can contain mistakes. For anything important, check the district's official website. This is not a government site.