Proper noun
A district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
A city and a municipality in that district.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn the whole of the territories of the Balaghat (i. e., in the country below the ghats) most of the Hindu women go about with their breasts and heads uncovered. This is animal-like. No one of these women should hereafter go out without a fuller robe and a veil. Tipu Sultan
Reacting to this, state BJP media in-charge Lokendra Parashar in a tweet said the rice which the central team found unfit for human consumption in Mandla and Balaghat districts was purchased by the (previous) Kamal Nath government. Source: Internet