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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Balod district
| name                            = Balod district
| settlement_type                = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]] of [[Chhattisgarh]]
| settlement_type                = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]]
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| map_caption             = Location in Chhattisgarh
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| coor_pinpoint                  = Balod
| coor_pinpoint                  = Balod
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| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_total                = 826165
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'''Balod district''' of [[Chhattisgarh]] state has its headquarters at [[Balod]].
'''Balod district''' is a district within the state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. Its headquarters are in [[Balod]].


It has District & Sessions Court which was inaugurated on 2 October 2013 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha: Judge, Chhattisgarh High Court. Shri Deepak Kumar Tiwari is joined as first District & Sessions Judge at Balod.
It has a District & Sessions Court which was inaugurated on 2 October 2013 by Justice [[Sunil Kumar Sinha]]. Deepak Kumar Tiwari joined as the first District & Sessions Judge at Balod.


==Administration==
==Administration==
In Balod First collector Mr. Amrit Khalko & First A.S.P. is Mr. D.L. Manhar.
In Balod, the First Collector is Amrit Khalko, and the First A.S.P. is D.L. Manhar.
 
==Divisions==
There's 7 tehsil's in District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=तहसील {{!}} District Balod, Government of Chattisgarh {{!}} India |url=https://balod.gov.in/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216153756/https://balod.gov.in/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2/ |archive-date=2025-12-16 |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=balod.gov.in |language=hi-IN}}</ref>
 
1. [[Balod]]
 
2. [[Dundi]]
 
3. Mary Bungalow Deori
 
4. [[Lohara, Durg|Dundi Lohara]]
 
5. [[Arjunda]]
 
6. [[Gunderdehi]]
 
7. [[Gurur]]


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Balod district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11368/download/14481/DDW22C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|93.11}}
{{bar percent|Other <small>(tribal religion)</small>|chartreuse|4.63}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|0.88}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|brown|0.47}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|mediumblue|0.45}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.46}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}
The population of the district as per 2011 census is 826,165, of which 105,498 (12.77%) live in urban areas. Balod has a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.28% and 31.36% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Durg|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/356/download/1072/DH_2011_2210_PART_A_DCHB_DURG.pdf|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
{{Pie chart
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Balod district, 2011 census
|thumb = left
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi dialect of Hindi|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1 = 93.07 |color1 = red
|caption = Languages of Balod district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1 = 93.07 |color1 = peachpuff
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 4.88 |color2 = orange
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 4.88 |color2 = orange
|label3 = Others |value3 = 2.05 |color3 = grey
|label3 = Others |value3 = 2.05 |color3 = grey
}}
}}
The population of the district as per 2011 census is 826,165. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.28% and 31.36% of the population respectively.
As of the 2011 census, 93.07% of the population spoke [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] and 4.88% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
 
As of the 2011 census, 93.07% of the population spoke [[Chhattisgarhi dialect of Hindi|Chhattisgarhi]] and 4.88% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
 
==CBSE Affiliated Schools==
*Nirmala English Medium Senior Secondary School


==References==
==References==
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{{Balod district}}
{{Balod district}}
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[[Category:Balod district| ]]
[[Category:Balod district| ]]

Latest revision as of 19:33, 11 March 2026

Balod district
District
Kapileswar Shiva Temple, Rajhara Forest and Mountains
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionDurg
HeadquartersBalod
Area
 • Total3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total826,165
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Sex ratio1022
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebalod.gov.in

Balod district is a district within the state of Chhattisgarh. Its headquarters are in Balod.

It has a District & Sessions Court which was inaugurated on 2 October 2013 by Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha. Deepak Kumar Tiwari joined as the first District & Sessions Judge at Balod.

Administration[edit | edit source]

In Balod, the First Collector is Amrit Khalko, and the First A.S.P. is D.L. Manhar.

Divisions[edit | edit source]

There's 7 tehsil's in District.[2]

1. Balod

2. Dundi

3. Mary Bungalow Deori

4. Dundi Lohara

5. Arjunda

6. Gunderdehi

7. Gurur

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Religions in Balod district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 93.11%
Other (tribal religion)
 
 4.63%
Islam
 
 0.88%
Jainism
 
 0.47%
Buddhism
 
 0.45%
Other or not stated
 
 0.46%
Distribution of religions

The population of the district as per 2011 census is 826,165, of which 105,498 (12.77%) live in urban areas. Balod has a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.28% and 31.36% of the population respectively.[1]

Languages of Balod district (2011)[4]

  Chhattisgarhi (93.07%)
  Hindi (4.88%)
  Others (2.05%)

As of the 2011 census, 93.07% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 4.88% Hindi as their first language.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "District Census Handbook: Durg" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ↑ "तहसील | District Balod, Government of Chattisgarh | India". balod.gov.in (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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