Balod district

Balod district of Chhattisgarh state has its headquarters at Balod.

Balod district
Kapileswar Shiva Temple
Location in Chhattisgarh
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DivisionDurg
HeadquartersBalod
Area
 • Total3,527 km2 (1,362 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total826,165
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Sex ratio1022
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebalod.gov.in

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.

Administration

In Balod First collector Mr. Amrit Khalko & First A.S.P. is Mr. D.L. Manhar.

Demographics

Languages of Balod district, 2011 census

  Chhattisgarhi (93.07%)
  Hindi (4.88%)
  Others (2.05%)

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.

As of the 2011 census, 93.07% of the population spoke Chhattisgarhi and 4.88% Hindi as their first language.[1]

CBSE Affiliated Schools

  • Nirmala English Medium Senior Secondary School

References


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