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DISTRICT LOCATION      

                    

         District Balaghat looks like a flying bird and is situated in southern part of Jabalpur division.  It occupies the south eastern region of the Satpura and Upper Wainganga Valley.  The district spans  over a degree from  21.19'  to  22.24' North  and  79.31 to 81.3' East.   The total area  of  the  district is 9245 Sq. Km. District Balaghat is  bounded  by  Rajnandgaon  in  the East, Seoni in the West,  District Mandla in the North  and  District Bhandara  of  Maharashtra State  in  the south.  The Wainganga River separates the district from Seoni while the rivers Bawanthadi and Bagh define the inter-state boundary.

Balaghat District was constituted during the years 1967-73 by amalgamation of parts of the Bhandara, Mandla and Seoni districts. The headquarter of the district was originally called "Burha"  or  "Boora". Later, however, this name fell into disuse and was replaced  by "Balaghat",   which  was  originally the name of the district only. The Wainganga is the most important river of the district.

POPULATION                                      

As per the 2001 Census, the total population of the district is 14,97,968 out of which 12,36,083 is rural population  and  1,29,787 is urban.   Out  of  the  total  population,  1,13,105  are Scheduled Caste and 2,98,665 are Scheduled Tribes. The no. of males is 6,82,260 and the  no. of  females is 6,83,610.  The population density of the district is 148 persons per sq. km while  the  current sex ratio is 1003 females per 1000 males.

	Total Population	Total Male	Total Female	Total SC	Male SC	Female SC	Total ST	Male ST	Female ST
Total	1497968	740749	757219	116070	56953	59117	326540	159285	167255
Rural	1303996	642285	661711	96741	47286	49455	297906	145100	152806
Urban	193972	98464	95508	19329	9667	9662	28634	14185	14449

RESOURCES                             

The District is very rich in forest wealth. About 52% of  the area  is  covered  with  forest.  Teak, Sal, Bamboo and Saja are the main trees.  Almost 25  years  ago  the  district  was nicknamed as "Hunters Paradise". District is still proud of its varied fauna consisting of Tigers, Leopard, Bear, Neel-Gai, Deer & Bison on one side and birds like Peacock, Red Bulbul and Koyal on the other.

Balaghat district occupies a pride place on the mineral map of India. About 80% of the Manganese production  of  the country  comes   from Balaghat.  The recent  discovery  of  Copper  deposit at Malajkhand  is  regarded  as  the  largest  in   the  country. Over and above this Bauxite, Kyanite and Lime-stone are the other main minerals of the district.

COMMUNICATIONS                          

The district is well connected by Bus, directly with important places such as Bhopal, Nagpur, Gondia, Jabalpur, Raipur etc.  The District Headquarter  is  situated  on Narrow gauge line of Jabalpur-Balaghat and Broadgauge line of Balaghat-Gondia section of South-Eastern Railway.  The nearest Airport is at  Nagpur.

TOURIST SPOTS                                 

Balaghat has the following centers as tourists spots :

1. Part of Kanha National Park.
2. Lanji Fort/Temple.
3. Nahlesara Dam.
4. Rampaily Temple.
5. Gomji-Somji Temple.