Balod district

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Balod district
District of Chhattisgarh
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Kapileswar Shiva Temple, Rajhara Forest and Mountains
Balod district
Interactive map of Balod district
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Chhattisgarh
DivisionDurg
Headquarters Balod
Area
 • Total
3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
826,165
 • Density234.2/km2 (606.7/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Sex ratio1022
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website balod.gov.in

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

Contents

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

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. [2]

1. Balod

2. Dundi

3. Mary Bungalow Deori

4. Dundi Lohara

5. Arjunda

6. Gunderdehi

7. Gurur

Demographics

Religions in Balod district (2011) [3]
ReligionPercent
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]
  1. Chhattisgarhi (93.1%)
  2. Hindi (4.88%)
  3. Others (2.05%)

References

  1. 1 2 "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 Hindi). 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. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.


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