Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
44.2% of women in Balaghat own land in their name, better than the typical district. 49.6% own a house in their name, close to the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 2.7% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 60% of the population of that age.
In Balaghat, which ranks 5 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women with a bank account at 90.8%, against 79.4% nationally, while it lags on households in the poorest wealth group at 39.4%, against 17.3% nationally.