Population17,01,698Balaghat
Males8,42,178
Females8,59,520
Literate11,47,623
Population Overview
Total population17,01,698
Males8,42,178
Females8,59,520
Sex ratio1,021per 1,000 males
Households3,91,836
Literacy
Literate11,47,623
Literate males6,26,468
Literate females5,21,155
Literacy %67.4%
Illiterate5,54,075
Illiterate males2,15,710
Illiterate females3,38,365
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–62,12,931
Boys 0–61,08,278
Girls 0–61,04,653
Child %12.5%
SC / ST
SC population1,25,426
SC males61,576
SC females63,850
SC %7.4%
ST population3,83,026
ST males1,86,979
ST females1,96,047
ST %22.5%
Workers — Total
Total workers8,93,014
Worker males4,88,610
Worker females4,04,404
Work participation %52.5%
Non-workers8,08,684
Non-worker males3,53,568
Non-worker females4,55,116
Workers — Main
Main workers5,30,506
Main males3,38,314
Main females1,92,192
Cultivators1,93,135
Cultivator males1,24,805
Cultivator females68,330
Agri labourers1,99,662
Agri labourer males1,10,622
Agri labourer females89,040
Household industry12,561
HH industry males7,390
HH industry females5,171
Other workers1,25,148
Other males95,497
Other females29,651
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers3,62,508
Marginal males1,50,296
Marginal females2,12,212
Marg. cultivators64,650
Marg. agri labourers2,60,134
Marg. HH industry6,684
Marg. other31,040
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males25,526
Marg. cultivator females39,124
Marg. agri lab. males1,03,732
Marg. agri lab. females1,56,402
Marg. HH industry males2,765
Marg. HH industry females3,919
Marg. other males18,273
Marg. other females12,767
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,99,394
3–6 mo males1,27,861
3–6 mo females1,71,533
3–6 mo cultivators52,691
3–6 mo cult. males21,115
3–6 mo cult. females31,576
3–6 mo agri lab.2,17,444
3–6 mo agri lab. males89,576
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,27,868
3–6 mo HH industry5,175
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,222
3–6 mo HH ind. females2,953
3–6 mo other24,084
3–6 mo other males14,948
3–6 mo other females9,136
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers63,114
0–3 mo males22,435
0–3 mo females40,679
0–3 mo cultivators11,959
0–3 mo cult. males4,411
0–3 mo cult. females7,548
0–3 mo agri lab.42,690
0–3 mo agri lab. males14,156
0–3 mo agri lab. females28,534
0–3 mo HH industry1,509
0–3 mo HH ind. males543
0–3 mo HH ind. females966
0–3 mo other6,956
0–3 mo other males3,325
0–3 mo other females3,631
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
10 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baihar | 2,84,352 | 1,40,250 | 1,44,102 | 1,65,455 |
| 2 | Balaghat | 2,69,352 | 1,33,692 | 1,35,660 | 1,95,872 |
| 3 | Lanji | 1,87,624 | 93,283 | 94,341 | 1,27,695 |
| 4 | Waraseoni | 1,76,291 | 87,307 | 88,984 | 1,24,558 |
| 5 | Kirnapur | 1,75,890 | 87,123 | 88,767 | 1,19,374 |
| 6 | Lalbarra | 1,70,960 | 84,860 | 86,100 | 1,18,733 |
| 7 | Khairlanji | 1,47,208 | 72,616 | 74,592 | 1,02,201 |
| 8 | Paraswada | 1,08,026 | 53,067 | 54,959 | 69,600 |
| 9 | Katangi | 1,02,594 | 50,594 | 52,000 | 71,373 |
| 10 | Tirodi | 79,401 | 39,386 | 40,015 | 52,762 |