Balod District

Chhattisgarh

Balod district is one of the districts of Chhattisgarh. Its administrative headquarters is at Balod. It covers 3,527 sq km and had a population of 8,26,165 at the 2011 census, a density of 234 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Balod
Area
3,527 sq km
Population
8.26 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
234 /km²
Literacy Rate
78.8%
Sex Ratio
1,024
per 1,000 males
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Balod District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Balod district.

Total Population
8.26 Lakh
Male Population
4.08 Lakh
Female Population
4.18 Lakh
Rural Population
7.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.05 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
68,210
Scheduled Tribe
2.52 Lakh
Literacy Rate
78.8%
Population Density
234 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,024
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 87.52%Female literacy 70.21%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Balod district.

5
Tehsils
5
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
380
Gram Panchayats
710
Villages
Headquarters
Balod
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
20.73° N, 81.2° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Balod

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kanker

Constituency No. 11 · Scheduled Tribe
Partial
Bhojraj Nag
Bhojraj Nag
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Sanjari Balod
  • Dondi Lohara
  • Gunderdehi
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Balod

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Sanjari Balod
No. 59 · Kanker
SS
Sangeeta Sinha
Indian National Congress
MLA
Dondi Lohara
No. 60 · Kanker
AB
Anila Bhendia
Indian National Congress
MLA
Gunderdehi
No. 61 · Kanker
KN
Kunwer Singh Nishad
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Balod

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Balod district.

  • Bhojraj Nag
    Bhojraj Nag
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Kanker · No. 11
  • SS
    Sangeeta Sinha
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Sanjari Balod · No. 59
  • AB
    Anila Bhendia
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Dondi Lohara · No. 60
  • KN
    Kunwer Singh Nishad
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Gunderdehi · No. 61

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kanker · No. 11

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPBhojraj Nag
    Votes 5,97,624Vote share 47.23%Margin 1,884
    1. 1. Bhojraj Nag · BJP5,97,624 (47.23%)
    2. 2. Biresh Thakur · INC5,95,740 (47.08%)
    3. 3. Tilak Ram Markam · BSP11,770 (0.93%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Chhattisgarh
State
Balod
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 11
3 Assembly
No. 59, 60, 61

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Balod District at a Glance

State
Chhattisgarh
Headquarters
Balod
Area
3,527 sq km
Population
8.26 Lakh
Population density
234 per km²
Sex ratio
1,024 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
78.8%
Languages
Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
Tehsils
5
Blocks
5
Gram panchayats
380
Villages
710
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Chhattisgarh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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