At a glance

Area	9229 Sq. Km. [924500 Hect.]
Area of Forest	4713.37 Sq. Km
Net Sown Area	343698 Hect.
Net Irrigated Area	137472 Hect.
Total Population	1497968 (As per 2001 Census)
Total Male Population	740749
Total Female Population	757219
Urban Population	193972
Rural Population	1303996
No. Of Tehsils	10
No. of Blocks	10
Total No. of Villages	1423
Total No. of Revenue Villages	1312
Total No. of Forest Villages	111
Total No. Un-inhabited Villages	81
Total No. inhabited Villages	1231
Total No. of Panchayat	693
Literacy	68.7%
Male Literacy	80.6%
Female Literacy	57.2%
Population Density [Persons per sq/km]	162

Tehsil Wise Patwari Halke, Revenue Villages & Forest Villages

List of Revenue Inspector Circle

Names of Assembly Constituencies
108-Baihar	109-Lanji	110-Paraswada
111-Balaghat	112-Waraseoni	113-Katangi
Nagar Palika		Nagar Panchayat
Balaghat	Waraseoni	Katangi	Baihar	Malajkhand (Mohgaon)

Rainfall : Average ( 10 years) 1447 m.m.

Year	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Actual Rainfall (m.m.)	*1534*	*2807*	*1385.2*	*1139.9*	*2172*	1702	1699.8

Temperature

Educational Institute

Primary School	1844
Middle School	436
High School	134
College	7
ITI	1
Polytechnic	1
Central School [Kendriya Vidyalaya]	1
Navodaya Vidyalaya	1

Hospitals

Roads

Railways

Broad gauge	18 Km. + 46 Km. = 64 Km.
Narrow gauge	101 Km.
Nearest broad gauge railway station	Gondia Distt [M.S.] [42 Km away]
Airport

Nearest Airport	Nagpur [M.S. [185 Km away]
Post Offices

Total Number of Post Offices in the District	225
Number of Post Offices in Urban area	9
Number of Post Offices in Rural General area	162
Number of Post Offices in Rural Tribal area	54
Total Number of Saving Bank facility available	225
Total No of Gramin Post Life Insurance available	216
Speed Post Service available in	24
Satellite Moneyorder facility available in	1
Express Parcel Post Service available in	1
Telegraph Offices	19

News Papers

Manorath [Daily]	Jabalpur Express [Daily]
Lokstambha [Daily]	Viswasurya [Weekly]

Banks