Balod Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Balod is a Municipality city situated in Balod tehsil of Durg district. The Balod city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,308 families residing in the Balod city. The total population of Balod is 23,648 out of which 11,798 are males and 11,850 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balod is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balod city is 2536 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1281 male children and 1255 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balod is 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balod is 88.1%. Thus Balod has higher literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 94% and the female literacy rate is 82.17% in Balod.

Balod Municipality has total administration over 5,308 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Balod Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balod Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 2,536 1,281 1,255
Literacy 88.1% 83.8% 73.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,830 895 935
Scheduled Tribe 2,733 1,326 1,407
Illiterate 5,056 1,912 3,144

Caste-wise Population - Balod

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.6% of total population in Balod.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,830 895 935
Schedule Tribe 2,733 1,326 1,407

Religion-wise Population - Balod

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Balod is 20,817 which is 88.03% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Balod is 1,415 which is 5.98% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Balod as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,817 (88.03%) 10,357 10,460
Muslim 1,415 (5.98%) 727 688
Christian 181 (0.77%) 95 86
Sikh 83 (0.35%) 43 40
Buddhist 144 (0.61%) 70 74
Jain 933 (3.95%) 467 466
Other Religion 64 (0.27%) 32 32
No Religion Specified 11 (0.05%) 7 4

Literacy Rate - Balod

The total literacy rate of Balod was 88.06% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 18,592 literates, males were 9,886 while females were 8,706. Also the male literacy rate was 94% and the female literacy rate was 82.17% in Balod.

  Balod Chhattisgarh
Female 82.17% 60.24%
Male 94% 80.27%
Total 88.06% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Balod

The Sex Ratio of Balod is 1,004. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,004 females in Balod. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,004 ) of Balod.

Child Population - Balod

According to Census 2011, there were 2,536 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balod. Out of which 1,281 were male while 1,255 were female.

Working Population - Balod

In Balod Municipality out of total population, 9,262 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,262 workers engaged in Main Work, 402 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,202 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,845 5,844 2,001
Cultivators 402 280 122
Agriculture Labourer 1,202 588 614
Household Industries 122 99 23
Other Workers 6,119 4,877 1,242
Marginal Workers 1,417 723 694
Non Working 14,386 5,231 9,155

Balod Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Balod is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,161 76.7% 1,040
2 Ward No - 2 1,358 75.4% 1,012
3 Ward No - 3 1,271 80.2% 992
4 Ward No - 4 1,058 82.9% 1,046
5 Ward No - 5 1,410 77.7% 1,026
6 Ward No - 6 1,117 72.8% 980
7 Ward No - 7 1,090 69.6% 1,026
8 Ward No - 8 1,040 84.6% 1,080
9 Ward No - 9 1,197 83.5% 975
10 Ward No - 10 925 87.2% 1,015
11 Ward No - 11 1,613 75.9% 1,006
12 Ward No - 12 1,515 83.4% 1,025
13 Ward No - 13 1,890 76.9% 1,017
14 Ward No - 14 1,416 86.7% 837
15 Ward No - 15 1,591 77.5% 1,019
16 Ward No - 16 1,299 77.1% 1,068
17 Ward No - 17 1,286 81.4% 928
18 Ward No - 18 1,411 69.2% 1,036

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