Balaghat

{{About|the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India|its namesake district|Balaghat District}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Balaghat

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| settlement_type = City

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|image2 = Balaghat junction .jpg

|image1 = Tiger in Kanha.jpg

|image3 = Gangulpara.jpg}}

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| image_caption = Indian Tiger in Kanha Tiger Reserve,

Balaghat Junction Railway Station,

Gangulpara Reservoir Balaghat

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|21.8|N|80.18|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Balaghat

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| government_type = Municipal Council

| governing_body = Balaghat Municipal Council

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = Balaghat

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| area_total_km2 25 = 25 rank -47 in madhya pradesh

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 288

| population_total = 84,261

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = 1)Hindi (Primary)
2)English (Additional)

Powari language(पोवारी) language (language of Powar/Panwar people's),

Gondi language (caste language of schedule tribes people's),

Chattisgarhi language (speaking in northeastern part of balaghat),

Marathi language (speaking by some marathi communities in south part of Balaghat)

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 481001

| registration_plate = MP-50

| website = {{URL|https://balaghat.nic.in}}

| iso_code = 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).[https://www.nagarpalikabalaghat.com/ Nagar Palika Balaghat]

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