Balod district

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

Balod district
District of Chhattisgarh
Kapileswar Shiva Temple, Rajhara Forest and Mountains
Interactive map of Balod district
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
Division	Durg
Headquarters	Balod
Area
• Total	3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	826,165
• Density	234.2/km2 (606.7/sq mi)
Demographics
• Sex ratio	1022
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	balod.gov.in

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]

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]

1. Chhattisgarhi (93.1%)
2. Hindi (4.88%)
3. Others (2.05%)

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