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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Balod district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Chhattisgarh|District]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
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|photo1a = Kapileswar Shiva Temple Group and Baori-BALOD-CHHATTISGARH-DSC001.jpg
|photo2a = Rajhara Forest Area (3).jpg}}
| image_caption = Kapileswar Shiva Temple, Rajhara Forest and Mountains
| image_map =
| mapframe = yes
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Balod
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Durg
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Balod]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 3,527
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 826165
| population_footnotes = <ref name="districtcensus"/>
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 1022
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| website = {{URL|https://balod.gov.in/}}
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'''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 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=तहसील {{!}} District Balod, Government of Chattisgarh {{!}} India |url=https://balod.gov.in/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216153756/https://balod.gov.in/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2/ |archive-date=2025-12-16 |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=balod.gov.in |language=hi-IN}}</ref>

1. [[Balod]]

2. [[Dundi]]

3. Mary Bungalow Deori

4. [[Lohara, Durg|Dundi Lohara]]

5. [[Arjunda]]

6. [[Gunderdehi]]

7. [[Gurur]]

== Demographics ==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Balod district (2011)<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Chhattisgarh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11368/download/14481/DDW22C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|93.11}}
{{bar percent|Other <small>(tribal religion)</small>|chartreuse|4.63}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|0.88}}
{{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|brown|0.47}}
{{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|mediumblue|0.45}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.46}}
|caption=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.<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Durg|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/356/download/1072/DH_2011_2210_PART_A_DCHB_DURG.pdf|website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Balod district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] |value1 = 93.07 |color1 = peachpuff
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 4.88 |color2 = orange
|label3 = Others |value3 = 2.05 |color3 = grey
}}
As of the 2011 census, 93.07% of the population spoke [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] and 4.88% [[Hindi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Chhattisgarh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10198/download/13310/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2200.XLSX|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://balod.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Balod district
|North = [[Durg district]]
|Northeast = [[Durg district]]/[[Dhamtari district]]
|East = [[Dhamtari district]]
|Southeast = [[Dhamtari district]]
|South = [[Kanker district]]
|Southwest = [[Rajnandgaon district]]
|West = [[Rajnandgaon district]]
|Northwest = [[Rajnandgaon district]]
}}

{{Balod district}}

[[Category:Balod district| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Chhattisgarh]]

{{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub}}

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