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About Baloda Village

Baloda is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 786 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baloda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 833.54 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 786
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloda compares

By the 2011 count Baloda is the 13th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 833.54 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Baloda

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

How far is Baloda from other places

Baloda lies about 52 km from Durg. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baloda
Nearest town Balod under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 29 km
District headquarters Durg 52 km

Villages closest to Baloda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi tehsil.

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 Baloda

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloda village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 13th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Baloda village has 786 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloda has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Baloda is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baloda covers 833.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baloda falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Baloda 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 village for Baloda.

Baloda is about 52 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baloda is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Balod is about under 2 km away. Dondi is about 29 km away. Durg is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borid (8.2 km), Danitola (8.9 km) and Bangaon (9.4 km).

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

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