Balod district of Chhattisgarh state has its headquarters at Balod.
Balod district | |
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District of Chhattisgarh | |
Kapileswar Shiva Temple | |
![]() Balod district Location in Chhattisgarh | |
| Country | |
| 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 |
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.
In Balod First collector Mr. Amrit Khalko & First A.S.P. is Mr. D.L. Manhar.
| Religions in Balod district (2011)[2] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hindus | 93.11% | |||
| Other (tribal religion) | 4.63% | |||
| Muslims | 0.88% | |||
| Other or not stated | 1.38% | |||
| Distribution of religions | ||||
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.[1]
As of the 2011 census, 93.07% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 4.88% Hindi as their first language.[3]
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Cities and towns in Balod district | |
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