Balaghat

This article is about the municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India. For its namesake district, see Balaghat District.

Balaghat
City
Indian Tiger in Kanha Tiger Reserve Balaghat Junction Railway Station Gangulpara Reservoir Balaghat
Balaghat Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Balaghat Balaghat (India)
Coordinates: 21.8°N 80.18°E / 21.8; 80.18
Country	India
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) 3)Powari (पोवारी) language (language of Powar/Panwar people's), 4) Gondi (caste language of schedule tribes people's), Chattisgarhi language (speaking in northeastern part of balaghat), 5) Marathi (speaking by some marathi communities in south part of Balaghat)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	481001
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP-50
Website	balaghat.nic.in

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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).

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.