4-511: Balod is a town in banks of 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. Medical facilities are good in Balod. There are two Dams nearby Tandula and Aadmabaad built on rivers sukha and tandula in 1912. On 1 January 2012 it
8-503: 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. This article related to a location in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tandula river The Tandula River runs through
12-609: The Balod and Durg districts of the state of Chhattisgarh in India , allowing villages in the district to use its water for irrigation . It originates from Bhanupratappur district, Kanker , Chhattisgarh. It flows to the Tandula Dam near Balod , which supplies water for the local Bhilai Steel Plant . It is a tributary of Shivnath River which drains into Mahanadi . 21°06′N 81°14′E / 21.100°N 81.233°E / 21.100; 81.233 This article related to
16-586: Was notified as Civil District though revenue district was declared from 10 January 2012. Balod became the 27th district of Chhattishgarh.There are several religious temples nearby town, particularly Ganga Maiyya temple and Siyadevi temple hold great religious value for the townsfolk. As of August 2018 the district collector of Balod is Shri Saransh Mittar. Balod is located at 20°44′N 81°12′E / 20.73°N 81.2°E / 20.73; 81.2 . It has an average elevation of 324 metres (1063 feet). As of 2001 India census , Balod had
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