Balod district

District of Chhattisgarh in India
Balod district
District of Chhattisgarh
Kapileswar Shiva Temple
Kapileswar Shiva Temple
Location in Chhattisgarh
Location in Chhattisgarh
Map
Balod district
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 Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha, Chhattisgarh High Court. Shri Deepak Kumar Tiwari joined as 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.

Demographics

Religions in Balod district (2011)[2]
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)[3]

  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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook: Durg" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  2. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

External links

  • Official website
  • v
  • t
  • e
Cities and towns in Balod district
BalodCities and towns
in other districts
  • Bilaspur
  • Dantewada
  • Dhamtari
  • Durg
  • Jangir-Champa
  • Jashpur
  • Kabirdham
  • Kanker
  • Korba
  • Koriya
  • Mahasamund
  • Raigarh
  • Raipur
  • Rajnandgaon
  • Surguja


Stub icon

This article related to a location in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e