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About Balond Village

Balond is a large village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,468, made up of 1,231 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1335.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balond village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Makdi
Pincode 494229
Area (hectares) 1335.29 hectares
Population 2,468
Male Population 1,231
Female Population 1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balond compares

By the 2011 count Balond is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 1335.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Balond

Balond is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balond as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badeghodasara, Badgaon, Badra and Bagbeda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balond

As per the Census of India 2011, Balond village had a population of 2,468. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Balond village has 1,231 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balond has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Balond is 494229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balond covers 1335.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balond falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Balond notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balond.

Balond is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balond today is likely to be higher.

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