Balod district | |
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 .jpg) Kapileswar Shiva Temple, Rajhara Forest and Mountains | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| Division | Durg |
| Headquarters | Balod |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 826,165 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 1022 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | balod |
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]
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]
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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "District Census Handbook: Durg" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ↑ "तहसील | District Balod, Government of Chattisgarh | India". balod.gov.in (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
External links[edit | edit source]
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