Balaghat

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Balaghat is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh known for its rich mineral resources, especially manganese and copper, and its proximity to forested and wildlife-rich areas.

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Balaghat canonical 1
Balaghat district headquarters 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionOf Balaghat self-linksurface differs
surface form: Balaghat district headquarters
country India
district Balaghat district
economicActivity agriculture
mining
economicSector forestry
trade in forest produce
governingBody Municipal Council Balaghat
hasClimate tropical wet and dry climate
hasForestType tropical deciduous forest
hasNaturalFeature forested areas
wildlife-rich areas
hasNearbyProtectedArea Kanha National Park
surface form: Kanha Tiger Reserve

Navegaon–Nagzira Tiger Reserve
Pench National Park
surface form: Pench Tiger Reserve
hasOfficialLanguage Hindi
hasRailConnection Balaghat Junction railway station
hasRiver Wainganga
surface form: Wainganga River (nearby)
hasTelephoneCode 07632
knownFor copper deposits
manganese deposits
rich mineral resources
languageSpoken Gondi
Hindi
Marathi language
surface form: Marathi
locatedIn Central India
locatedInDivision Jabalpur division
locatedInRegion Mahakoshal region
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNear Satpura Range
surface form: Satpura Range region

Wainganga
surface form: Wainganga River basin
majorCrop pulses
rice
wheat
majorIndustry mineral extraction
mineralResource copper
manganese
nearestMajorCity Jabalpur
Nagpur
partOf Balaghat district
postalCode 481001
railGauge broad-gauge line (converted)
railGaugeHistory former narrow-gauge railway hub
railwayZone South East Central Railway
state Madhya Pradesh
UTCOffset +5:30
vehicleRegistrationCode MP-50

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Madhya Pradesh hasMajorCity Balaghat
Balaghat administrativeDivisionOf Balaghat self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Balaghat district headquarters