Balaghat
Balaghat is a district in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. 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.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.
History
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.Politics
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008108 Baihar Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1). 0- R.I.Circle, Baihar, Ukwa and Birsa R. I. Circle of Baihar Tehsil, 2). Malajkhand-NPTand 3). Baihar (NP)-NPT.
109 Lanji Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1). Lanji Tehsil and 2). Kirnapur and Mate R. I. Circles of Kirnapur Tehsil.
110 Paraswada Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1). Lamta and Hatta R. I. Circles of Balaghat Tehsil, 2). 9. Magardarra, 10. Samanapur, 11. Jarera and 15. Manegown Patwari Circles of Balaghat R.I.Circle of Balaghat Tehsil, 3). Paraswada R. I. Circle of Baihar Tehsil and 4). Rajegaon R. I. Circle of Kirnapur Tehsil.
111 Balaghat Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1).12. Kumhari and 14. Bharweli Patwari Circles of Balaghat R.I.Circle of Balaghat Tehsil 2). Balaghat (M+OG) - MUN and 3). Lalbarra Tehsil.
112 Waraseoni Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1). Waraseoni Tehsil, 2). Arambha R. I. Circle of Khairlanji Tehsil, 3).10.Khairlanji, 11. Khari, 12. Khursipar and 13. Kharkhari Patwari Circles of Khairlanji-R.I.Circle of Khairlanji Tehsil.
113 Katangi Vidhan Sabha Constituency - 1). Katangi Tehsil, 2). Salebardi R. I. Circle of Khairlanji Tehsil, 3). 7. Chicholi, 8. Kumhali and 9. Bhorgarh Patwari Circles of Khairlanji-R.I.Circle of Khairlanji Tehsil.