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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Balaghat_district > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Balaghat_district.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaghat_district > Source revision: 1350831006 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Balaghat}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Balaghat district | settlement_type = [District](/source/Districts_of_Madhya_Pradesh) | total_type = Total | native_name = | image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size = 250 |photo1a = 0010422 12th century Joda Temple, Baihar Madhya Pradesh 011.jpg |photo1b = Moti talav3.jpg |photo2a = Gangulpara 2.jpg |photo2b = Blue house in Mukki.jpg |photo3a = Old fort, Hindu temple and museum, Lanji, Madhya Pradesh 13.jpg }} | image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Joda Temple, [Baihar](/source/Baihar), Moti Talab, House in [Kanha National Park](/source/Kanha_Tiger_Reserve), Temple in [Lanji](/source/Lanji), Gangulpara Dam | image_map = MP Balaghat district map.svg | map_caption = Location of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh | coordinates = {{Coord|21|58|N|80|20|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title}} | coor_pinpoint = Balaghat | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagu|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_union_territories_of_India) | subdivision_name1 = [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = [Jabalpur](/source/Jabalpur_division) | established_title = Established | established_date = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = [Balaghat](/source/Balaghat) | parts_type = [Tehsils](/source/Tehsils_of_India) | parts_style = para | p1 = #Balaghat, #[Baihar](/source/Baihar), #[Waraseoni](/source/Waraseoni), #Katangi, #[Lalbarra](/source/Lalbarra), #[Lanji](/source/Lanji), #Khairlanji, #Kirnapur, #[Birsa](/source/Birsa), #[Paraswada](/source/Paraswada), #[Tirodi](/source/Tirodi), #[Lamta](/source/Lamta%2C_Madhya_Pradesh). | area_total_km2 = 9245 | area_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_total = 1,701,698 | population_footnotes = | population_urban = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Demographics | demographics1_title1 = [Literacy](/source/Literacy_in_India) | demographics1_info1 = 78.29% | demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio | demographics1_info2 = 1021 | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = [Lok Sabha constituencies](/source/Lok_Sabha) | leader_name1 = [Balaghat](/source/Balaghat_Lok_Sabha_constituency) | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time) | utc_offset1 = +05:30 | registration_plate = | blank_name_sec1 = [Major highways](/source/Roads_in_India) | blank_info_sec1 = NH 12A, SH 26, SH 11, SH 53 | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | website = {{URL|https://balaghat.nic.in}} | official_name = }} '''Balaghat district''' ({{IPA|hi|baːlaːgʱaːʈ}}) is a [district](/source/districts_of_Madhya_Pradesh) of [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh) state in [Central India](/source/Central_India). Its belongs to [Jabalpur division](/source/Jabalpur_division). [Balaghat](/source/Balaghat) city is administrative headquarters of Balaghat district. Balaghat district is located in southeastern part of Madhya Pradesh. 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}} In MP Balaghat district has significant mineral deposits and a number of forests.{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/23/2340_PART_A_DCHB_BALAGHAT.pdf |title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK BALAGHAT |author=DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONSMADHYA PRADESH |work=CENSUS OF INDIA 2011}} ==History== At the beginning of the 18th century, the district was divided among two [Gond](/source/Gondi_people) kingdoms; the portion of the district west of the Wainganga was part of the Gond kingdom of [Deogarh](/source/Deogarh%2C_Madhya_Pradesh), while the eastern portion was part of the [Garha kingdom](/source/Garha_kingdom).{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} The Deogarh kingdom was annexed by the [Bhonsle](/source/Bhonsle) [Maratha](/source/Maratha)s of [Nagpur](/source/Nagpur_kingdom) in 1743, and shortly thereafter conquered all but the northern section of the district. This section, together with the rest of the Garha-Mandla kingdom, was annexed in 1781 to the Maratha province of [Saugor](/source/Saugor_and_Nerbudda_Territories), then under control of the Maratha [Peshwa](/source/Peshwa). In 1798, the Bhonsles also obtained the former Garha–Mandla territories.{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} In 1818, at the conclusion of the [Third Anglo-Maratha War](/source/Third_Anglo-Maratha_War), The Nagpur kingdom became a [princely state](/source/princely_state) of [British India](/source/British_India). In 1853, the Nagpur kingdom, including Balaghat District, was annexed by the British, and became the new province of [Nagpur](/source/Nagpur_Province). Balaghat district was then divided among the British districts of [Seoni](/source/Seoni_district) and [Bhandara](/source/Bhandara_district). Nagpur Province was reorganized into the [Central Provinces](/source/Central_Provinces) in 1861.{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} Balaghat district was constituted during the years 1867–1873 by amalgamation of parts of the Bhandara, Mandla and Seoni districts. 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. Administratively, the district was divided into only two tehsils, Baihar tehsil in the north, which included the plateau region, and Balaghat tehsil in south, which included the more settled lowlands in the south. The new district was part of the Central Provinces [Nagpur division](/source/Nagpur_division).{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} After Indian Independence in 1947, the Central Provinces became the Indian state of [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh). In 1956, Balaghat District became part of the [Jabalpur division](/source/Jabalpur_division) of Madhya Pradesh, when the districts to the south of Balaghat, including Old Bhandara (current Bhandara and Gondia), and Nagpur districts, were transferred to [Bombay State](/source/Bombay_State).{{citation needed|date=April 2011}} Balaghat name signifies "above the ghats" and is due to the fact that the original purpose of Government in constituting the district was to effect the colonisation of the tracts above the ghats. In the middle of the 19th century, the upper part of the district was a lightly settled, and an ancient Buddhist temple of cut stone is suggestive of a civilization which had disappeared before historic times.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} The first Deputy Commissioner of the district, [Colonel Bloomfield](/source/Colonel_Bloomfield) is believed as the pioneer or the creator of Balaghat district whom encouraged the settlement of Baihar tehsil with [Powar](/source/Powar)s from the Wainganga Valley. About that time one Lachhman Powar established the first villages on the Paraswada plateau. Malanjkhand is a copper mine in the region.{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} In 1868–1869 the rains ceased a month before time, causing the failure of the lowland rice crop and a famine.{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} The district suffered very severely from the famine of 1896-1897,{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} when the output of all crops fell to only 17 percent of normal. The district suffered again in 1899–1900, when the rice crop failed again, falling to only 23 percent of normal. The population in 1901 was 326,521, having decreased 15% in the decade 1891–1901, due to the effects of famine.{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} At the beginning of the 20th century, the district had only {{convert|15|mi|km}} of paved roads, together with {{convert|208|mi|km}} of unpaved roads. The Jabalpur–Gondia railway line through the district was completed in 1904, with six stations in the district.{{sfn|Hunter|1908|loc={{page needed|date=April 2011}} }} Balaghat District is currently a part of the [red corridor](/source/red_corridor).{{cite web |url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date=2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17 |archive-date=2011-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027115807/http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |url-status=dead }} [[File:Baiga tribe man in his traditional wear 01.jpg|thumb|[Baiga](/source/Baiga) tribe man in his traditional wear]] In 1845, [Lord Dalhousie](/source/James_Broun-Ramsay%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Dalhousie) started the tradition of adoption (गोद लेने की प्रथा ). Through this tradition states of the Gond rulers were added to the British states, at that time the actual name of this place was BARAHGHAT. For the fixing of this name the name a proposal was sent to the capital of that time Calcutta before 1911. The name ''Barahghat'' drives because all the names of hills contain the word ''ghat'', In which Masen Ghat, Kanjai Ghat, Ranrama Ghat, Basa Ghat, Dongri Ghat, Selan Ghat, Bhaisana Ghat, Saletekri Ghat, Dongaria Ghat, Kavahrgarh ghat, Ahmadpur ghat, Teepagarh Ghat are important. When this word was sent to Calcutta it merged with ANGL word and the name was Baraghat. When this was returned from there the name changed "L" as Balaghat means in the position of "R" which was permitted and the District got its name as Balaghat. On 1 November 1956 it was declared as Independent District of newly created State of Madhya Pradesh. ==Geography== Balaghat district is located in the southern part of [Jabalpur division](/source/Jabalpur_division). It occupies the south eastern portion of the [Satpura Range](/source/Satpura_Range) and the upper valley of the [Wainganga River](/source/Wainganga_River). The district extends from 21°19' to 22°24' north latitude and 79°31' to 81°3' east longitude. The total area of the district is 9,245 km2. Balaghat District is bounded by [Mandla district](/source/Mandla_district) of Madhya Pradesh to the north, [Dindori district](/source/Dindori_district) to the northwest, [Rajnandgaon district](/source/Rajnandgaon_district) of [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh) state to the east, [Gondia](/source/Gondia_district) and [Bhandara](/source/Bhandara_district) districts of [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) state to the south, and [Seoni district](/source/Seoni_district) of Madhya Pradesh to the west. The main languages spoken in district are [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [Gondi](/source/Gondi_language), Chattishgarhi and Powari in [Baihar](/source/Baihar) & [Ukwa](/source/Ukwa), Powari in [Paraswada](/source/Paraswada), Northern parts of Balaghat Tehsil and [Bharveli](/source/Bharveli), Kalari in [Lanji](/source/Lanji) & [kirnapur](/source/kirnapur), Powari in western parts i.e. [Waraseoni](/source/Waraseoni), [Katangi](/source/Katangi) & [Lalbarra](/source/Lalbarra) and [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language) in the southern part of district. The [Wainganga River](/source/Wainganga_River) and its tributaries are the most important rivers in the district. The town of Balaghat is situated on the bank of the Wainganga, which flows north to south through the district and rnters in Balaghat district by merging with [Thanwar](/source/Thanwar) river near [Nainpur](/source/Nainpur) of [Mandla district](/source/Mandla_district). The Bagh, Nahra and Uskal rivers are tributaries of the Wainganga.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} The [Bawanthadi](/source/Bawanthadi_River) and [Bagh](/source/Bagh_River) rivers define the boundary with Maharashtra.{{citation needed|date=April 2011}} The southern part of the [Vindhyan Range](/source/Vindhya_Range) up to [Katangi](/source/Katangi) is called Lower Bhander Range. Beyond this point the escarpment enclosing the land-locked valley of Sirampur and the hill range in continuation is called the [Kaimur Range](/source/Kaimur_Range).{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ahO2LIyTBnUC&q=Panna+Plateau&pg=PA14 | title =Resources and planning for economic development | page=19 | first=Archana | last= Bhargava| year =1991 | publisher =Northern Book Centre | isbn =9788185119717 | access-date = 2010-07-11 }} Geographically the district is divided into three parts: * The southern lowlands, a slightly undulating plain, cultivated and drained by the Wainganga, Bagh, Deo, Ghisri and Son rivers.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} * The long narrow valley known as the Mau Taluka, lying between the hills and the Wainganga river, and comprising a long, narrow, irregular-shaped lowland tract, intersected by hill ranges and peaks covered with dense jungle, and running generally from north to south.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} * The plateau, in which is situated the Raigarh Bichhia tract, comprising irregular ranges of hills, broken into numerous valleys, and generally running from east to west. The highest points in the hills of the district are as follows: - Peaks above Lanji, 2300 or {{convert|2500|ft|m}}; Tepagarh hill, about {{convert|2600|ft|m|abbr=on}}.; and Bhainsaghat range, about {{convert|3000|ft|m|abbr=on}}. above the sea. The Banjar, Halon and Jamunia rivers, tributaries of the [Narmada](/source/Narmada_River), drain a portion of the upper plateau.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} ==Economy== In 2006 the [Ministry of Panchayati Raj](/source/Ministry_of_Panchayati_Raj) named Balaghat one of the country's 250 [most backward districts](/source/Poverty_in_India) (out of a total of [640](/source/Districts_of_India)). It is one of the 24 districts in Madhya Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }} ==Divisions== Administratively, the district is divided into eleven development blocks/Tehsils viz : [Balaghat](/source/Balaghat), [Baihar](/source/Baihar), [Birsa](/source/Birsa), [Paraswada](/source/Paraswada), [Katangi](/source/Katangi), [Waraseoni](/source/Waraseoni), [Lalbarra](/source/Lalbarra), [Khairlanji](/source/Khairlanji_tehsil), [Lanji](/source/Lanji), [Kirnapur](/source/Kirnapur), [Tirodi](/source/Tirodi) and [Lamta](/source/Lamta%2C_Madhya_Pradesh). ==Transport== The [Jabalpur](/source/Jabalpur)–Balaghat section of [South East Central Railway](/source/South_East_Central_Railway) runs north to south through the district, along the valley of the Satpura Mountains and Wainganga River valley . The line was formerly [narrow gauge](/source/narrow-gauge_railway) ({{track gauge|2ft6in}}) for its entire length, but the section between Balaghat to Gondia was converted to [broad gauge](/source/broad_gauge_(India)) in 2005–06, connecting Balaghat to India's national broad gauge network for the first time. Work is underway to convert the Balaghat–Jabalpur section to broad gauge as well which is complete now and trains run from Vidisha to Gondia. A broad-gauge line runs to west from [Balaghat](/source/Balaghat) to [Katangi](/source/Katangi). And there is a line to Bharveli for manganese transport Balaghat is directly connected by bus with larger cities such as [Bhopal](/source/Bhopal), [Nagpur](/source/Nagpur), [Indore](/source/Indore) [Jabalpur](/source/Jabalpur), [Sagar](/source/Sagar%2C_Madhya_Pradesh), [Raipur](/source/Raipur), [Durg](/source/Durg) etc. ==Demographics== {{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,99,934|13=1911|14=4,75,924|15=1921|16=5,11,634|17=1931|18=5,61,602|19=1941|20=6,34,350|21=1951|22=6,93,379|23=1961|24=8,06,702|25=1971|26=9,77,583|27=1981|28=11,47,810|29=1991|30=13,65,870|31=2001|32=14,97,968|33=2011|34=17,01,698|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:{{cite web |title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Madhya Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43356/download/47048/23%20A-2%20Madhya%20Pradesh.pdf |website=census.gov.in|publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India)}}|align=center}} According to the [2011 census](/source/2011_census_of_India) Balaghat district has a population of 1,701,698,{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Balaghat |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/678/download/2360/DH_2011_2340_PART_A_DCHB_BALAGHAT.pdf |website=[Census of India](/source/Census_of_India) |publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India)}} roughly equal to the nation of [The Gambia](/source/The_Gambia){{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Gambia, The 1,797,860 July 2011 est. | archive-date = 2011-09-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead }} or the US state of [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska).{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=Nebraska 1,826,341 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19 }} This gives it a ranking of 288th in India (out of a total of [640](/source/Districts_of_India)). The district has a population density of {{convert| 184 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [population growth rate](/source/Family_planning_in_India) over the decade 2001–11 was 13.56%. Balaghat has a sex ratio of 1021 females for every 1000 males, and a [literacy rate](/source/Literacy_in_India) of 78.29%. 14.39% of the population lives in urban areas. The major Hindu castes include [Powar](/source/Powar), [Brahmin](/source/Brahmin), [Rajput](/source/Rajput), [Lodhi](/source/Lodhi_(caste)), [Kunbi](/source/Kunbi), [Teli](/source/Teli) etc. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 125,426 (7.37%) and 383,026 (22.51%) of the population respectively. {{bar box |title=Religions in Balaghat district (2011) |titlebar=#FCD116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|89.29}} {{bar percent|Buddhism|yellow|4.24}} {{bar percent|Other (tribal religion)|chartreuse|3.41}} {{bar percent|Islam|green|2.26}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.80}} }} Hindus are 89.29%, Buddhists are 4.24% and Muslims are 2.26%. Other religions (mainly tribal tradition) is 3.41%.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Madhya Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11381/download/14494/DDW23C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India)}} {{Pie chart |caption = Languages of Balaghat district (2011) |label1 = [Hindi](/source/Hindi) |value1 = 40.85 |color1 = orange |label2 = [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language) |value2 = 16.41 |color2 = red |label3 = [Powari](/source/Powari_language) |value3 = 9.64 |color3 = lightsalmon |label4 = 'Other' Hindi |value4 = 9.55 |color4 = goldenrod |label5 = [Gondi](/source/Gondi_language) |value5 = 9.35 |color5 = darkturquoise |label6 = [Chhattisgarhi](/source/Chhattisgarhi_language) |value6 = 5.33 |color6 = peachpuff |label7 = [Lodhi](/source/Lodhi_language) |value7 = 5.22 |color7 = saddlebrown |label8 = Kalari |value8 = 1.18 |color8 = darksalmon |label9 = Others |value9 = 2.47 |color9 = grey }} At the time of the [2011 census of India](/source/2011_census_of_India), 40.85% of the population in the district spoke [Hindi](/source/Hindi), 16.41% [Marathi](/source/Marathi_language), 9.64% [Powari](/source/Powari_language), 9.35% [Gondi](/source/Gondi_language), 5.33% [Chhattisgarhi](/source/Chhattisgarhi_language), 5.22% Lodhi and 1.18% Kalari as their first language. 9.55% of the population spoke another variety classed under Hindi.{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Madhya Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10211/download/13323/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2300.XLSX|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India)}} As per the 2001 Census, the total population of the district is 1,497,968, of which 1,236,083 is rural population and 129,787 is urban. Out of the total population, 113,105 are [Scheduled Caste](/source/Scheduled_Caste) and 298,665 are [Scheduled Tribe](/source/Scheduled_Tribe)s. The no. of males was 682,260 and the no. of females was 683,610. According to the District website the total area of the district is 9245 km2, making the population density 162 persons per km2.{{citation needed|date=April 2011}} In the 1991 Census, the total population of the district was 1,365,870.{{citation needed|date=April 2011}} ==Tourist places== * [Kanha National Park](/source/Kanha_National_Park) * [Pench National Park](/source/Pench_National_Park) * [Dhuty Dam](/source/Dhuty_Dam) ==Villages== * [Rampayli](/source/Rampayli) * [Seoti](/source/Seoti) * [Kokna](/source/Kokna) * [Dhoriya Padaswada](/source/Dhoriya_Padaswada) * [Binora](/source/Binora) * [Jamdi](/source/Jamdi) * [Kandri](/source/Kandri) * [Bhanegaon](/source/Bhanegaon) * [Hirri](/source/Hirri) * [Kirnapur](/source/Kirnapur) * [Hatta](/source/Hatta%2C_Balaghat_district) * [Kinhi](/source/Kinhi) * [Kalkatta](/source/Kalkatta) * [Palhera](/source/Palhera) * [Bhanegaon](/source/Bhanegaon) * [Borgaon](/source/Borgaon) * [Kotri](/source/Kotri) ==Flora and fauna== About 80% of the district's area is covered with forest. it is also the District of Madhya Pradesh which has maximum Forest Density. [Teak](/source/Teak) ''(Tectona grandis)'', [sal](/source/Sal_tree) ''(Shorea robusta)'', [bamboo](/source/bamboo) and saja are the main trees. Fauna includes [tiger](/source/tiger), [leopard](/source/leopard), [bear](/source/bear), [nilgai](/source/nilgai), [deer](/source/deer), and [gaur](/source/gaur), and birds like [peacock](/source/peacock), [Red Bulbul](/source/Red_Bulbul) and [Koyal](/source/Asian_koel). [Kanha National Park](/source/Kanha_Tiger_Reserve) (Mukki) lies in the district. == Notable people == * [Hemlata Mahishwar](/source/Hemlata_Mahishwar), Indian Hindi writer, literary critic. ==Geographical indication== [Balaghat Chinnor rice](/source/Balaghat_Chinnor_rice) was awarded the [Geographical Indication](/source/Geographical_indications_in_India) (GI) status tag from the [Geographical Indications Registry](/source/Geographical_Indication_Registry_(India)) under the Government of India on 14 September 2021 (valid until 2 October 2029). Balaghat Chinnor Utpadak Sahkari Samiti Maryadit Balaghat from Waraseoni, proposed the GI registration of Balaghat Chinnor rice. After filing the application in October 2019, the rice was granted the GI tag in 2021 by the Geographical Indication Registry in [Chennai](/source/Chennai), making the name "Balaghat Chinnor rice" exclusive to the rice grown in the region. It thus became the first rice variety from Madhya Pradesh and the 12th type of goods from Madhya Pradesh to earn the GI tag.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/balaghat-chinnor-rice-first-agriculture-produce-in-madhya-pradesh-to-get-gi-tag/articleshow/86669283.cms |access-date=21 November 2024 |title=Balaghat Chinnor rice first agriculture produce in Madhya Pradesh to get GI tag |newspaper=The Times of India |date=October 2021 }} The GI tag protects the rice from illegal selling and marketing, and gives it legal protection and a unique identity.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} ==Notes== {{Reflist}} ==References== *{{cite book|last=Hunter |first=William Wilson (Sir)|year=1908 |title=Imperial Gazetteer of India|volume=6. 1908-1931|publisher=Clarendon Press |location=Oxford|pages=??|display-authors=etal}} ==External links== * [https://balaghat.nic.in/en/ Balaghat district website] * [https://balaghat.nic.in/en/map-of-district/ Balaghat map] (ICA Online) ;Attribution *{{EB1911|wstitle=Balaghat}} {{Geographic location |Centre = Balaghat district |North = [Mandla district](/source/Mandla_district) |Northeast = [Kabirdham district](/source/Kabirdham_district), [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh) |East = [Rajnandgaon district](/source/Rajnandgaon_district), [Chhattisgarh](/source/Chhattisgarh) |Southeast = [Gondiya district](/source/Gondiya_district), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) |South = [Bhandara district](/source/Bhandara_district), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) |Southwest = [Nagpur district](/source/Nagpur_district), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) |West = [Seoni district](/source/Seoni_district) |Northwest = }} {{Districts of Madhya Pradesh}} {{Jabalpur Division}} {{Godavari basin}} {{Narmada basin}} {{Authority control}} Category:Balaghat district Category:Districts of Madhya Pradesh Category:1867 establishments in India --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Balaghat district](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaghat_district) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaghat_district?action=history)). 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