Balod
Sign in to saveBalod is a city on the banks of the River Tandula and a nagar palika in Balod district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Balod is 44 km from Dhamtari and 58 km from Durg. Balod has one college, one court, one community health centre, and a jail. There are two dams nearby, the Tandula Dam and the Aadmabaad Dam, built on the rivers Sukha and Tandula in 1912. There are several temples in nearby towns, particularly the Ganga Maiyya and Siyadevi temples.
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Place details
- Locality
- Balod
- Region
- Chhattisgarh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 23,648
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Balod
- Settlement.other_name
- Sanjari Balod
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tandula Dam, Kapileshwar Temple
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Chhattisgarh#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Chhattisgarh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Balod
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 324
- Settlement.population_total
- 32432
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Official
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 324
- Dialing code
- 7749
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- postal code
- 491226
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Balod is a city on the banks of the River Tandula and a nagar palika in Balod district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Balod is 44 km from Dhamtari and 58 km from Durg. Balod has one college, one court, one community health centre, and a jail. There are two dams nearby, the Tandula Dam and the Aadmabaad Dam, built on the rivers Sukha and Tandula in 1912. There are several temples in nearby towns, particularly the Ganga Maiyya and Siyadevi temples.
the district collector of Balod is Saransh Mittar.
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