Balod
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Balod
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Sanjari Balod
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Tandula Dam Overflow 02.jpg
|photo2a = Kapileswar Shiva Temple Group and Baori-BALOD-CHHATTISGARH-DSC003.jpg}}
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Tandula Dam, Kapileshwar Temple
| nickname =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|20.73|N|81.2|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Chhattisgarh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Balod
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 324
| population_total = 32432
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi{{cite web|title=52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|accessdate=21 December 2018 |page=18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archivedate=25 May 2017}}
| demographics1_title2 = Other
| demographics1_info2 = Chhattisgarhi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 491226 (Balod)[https://indiapincodes.net/Chhattisgarh/Balod/ Balod]
| registration_plate =CG
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
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 religious temples in nearby towns, particularly the Ganga Maiyya and Siyadevi temples.
{{As of|2018|8}} the district collector of Balod is Shri Saransh Mittar.{{cite web | url=http://balod.gov.in/en | title=About Balod | publisher=Balod District Administration, Government of Chhattisgarh | accessdate=18 August 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810192757/http://balod.gov.in/en | archive-date=10 August 2018 | url-status=dead }}
Geography
Balod is located at {{Coord|20.73|N|81.2|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Balod.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Balod] It has an average elevation of 324 metres (1063 feet).{{fact|date=August 2018}}
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}} Balod had a population of 21,044. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Balod has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.