Baihar

Baihar
city
Baihar Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Baihar Baihar (India)
Coordinates: 22.1°N 80.55°E / 22.1; 80.55
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Government
• Type	MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
Elevation	567 m (1,860 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,650
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Baihar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Balaghat district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.Baihar is famous for various places like Shyarpath Babamandi and Dhaba temple.

Geography

Baihar is located at 22.1°N 80.55°E / 22.1; 80.55. It has an average elevation of 567 metres (1,860 feet).

Demographics

In 2011, the India census, 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. The Baihar Nagar Panchayat has population of 16,650 of which 8,334 are males while 8,316 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

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%.

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
• BITS