Balaghat district
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Balaghat district बालाघाट ज़िला |
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| District of Madhya Pradesh | |
 Location of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh |
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| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Administrative division | Jabalpur |
| Headquarters | Balaghat |
| Tehsils | 11i.e. Balaghat, Baihar, Waraseoni , Katangi, Lalbarra, Lanji, Khairlanji, Kirnapur, Birsa, Paraswada, Tirodi. |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Balaghat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,245 km2 (3,570 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,701,156 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 78.29 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 1021 |
| Major highways | S.H. 26, S.H. 11, S.H. 53 and few part of N.H. 12A |
| Website | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m29SdR3EUdQ Official website |
Balaghat District (Hindi: बालाघाट ज़िला) a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Balaghat serves as its administrative headquarters.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the district was divided among two Gond kingdoms; the portion of the district west of the Wainganga was part of the Gond kingdom of Deogarh, while the eastern portion was part of the Garha-Mandla kingdom.
The Deogarh kingdom was annexed by the Bhonsle Marathas of Nagpur 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, then under control of the Maratha Peshwa. In 1798 the Bhonsles also obtained the former Garha-Mandla territories.
In 1818, at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, The Nagpur kingdom became a princely state of British India. In 1853, the Nagpur kingdom, including Balaghat District, was annexed by the British, and became the new province of Nagpur. Balaghat District was then divided among the British districts of Seoni and Bhandara. Nagpur Province was reorganized into the Central Provinces in 1861.
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