Baihar
title: "Baihar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-balaghat-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baihar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Baihar |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Joda Temple baihar 03.jpg |
| image_caption | A Temple near Baihar |
| pushpin_map | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Madhya Pradesh |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Balaghat |
| established_title | |
| government_type | MUNICIPAL CORPORATION |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 910.50 |
| elevation_m | 567 |
| population_total | 284,352 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| demographics1_info1 | Hindi |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | 481111 |
| registration_plate | MP |
| iso_code | IN-MP |
| :: |
| name = Baihar | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Joda Temple baihar 03.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = A Temple near Baihar | pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3 | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Balaghat | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | government_type = MUNICIPAL CORPORATION | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 910.50 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 567 | population_total = 284,352 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 481111 | registration_plate = MP | website = | iso_code = IN-MP | footnotes = | official_name = Baihar is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Balaghat district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It's a headquarter of Baihar tehsil. It's also a Assembly Constituency. Sanjay Uikey Is mla from here.
There are a total of 2,15,262 voters in the seat, which includes 1,06,746 voters, and 1,08,515 voters. In the 2018 Madhya Pradesh elections, Baihar recorded a voter turnout of 80.08%.
Geography
Baihar is located at . It has an average elevation of 567 metres (1,860 feet).
Demographics
As per Census of India 2011 Baihar town has population of 16,650 of which 8,334 are males while 8,316 are females. Population of children with age of 0-6 is 2030 which is 12.19% of total population of Baihar (NP). In Baihar Nagar Panchayat, the female sex ratio is of 998 against state average of 931. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Baihar is around 969 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Baihar city is 82.85%, higher than state average of 69.32%. In Baihar, male literacy is around 89.54% while female literacy rate is 76.18%.
Civil Administration
Baihar is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Baihar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. Baihar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,693 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Educational institutions
- Govt. Model H.S School
- Govt. Excellence H.S. School
- Vivekanand H.S School
- Vivek Jyoti H.S. School
- Little Kingdom School
- Jyoti Montessori School
- Chakraborty Public H.S. School
- B.I.T.S. College Baihar
- P. G. College Baihar
Places to Interest
Baihar is famous for various places like Joda Temple, Siyarpath Babamandi and Dhaba temple, also nearest City to Kanha Tiger reserve by Mukki Gate.
References
References
- "Madhya Pradesh 2013". National Election Watch.
- [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Baihar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baihar]
- "Baihar (Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
- "Baihar Nagar Panchayat City Population Census 2011-2022 | Madhya Pradesh".
- [https://balaghat.nic.in/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8/ Local Bodyes of Balaghat]
- "Govt Aranya Bharti College, Baihar | District Balaghat, Government of Madhya Pradesh | India".
- (9 December 2021). "Joda Temple, Baihar, Balaghat District, Madhya Pradesh".
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::