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About Balodi Village

Balodi is a large village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,790, made up of 1,398 males and 1,392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balodi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 626.31 hectares
Population 2,790
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balodi compares

By the 2011 count Balodi is the 13th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 626.31 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Balodi

Balodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balodi 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 Balodi from other places

Balodi lies about 68 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 34 km away. 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 Balodi
Tehsil headquarters Palari 4.4 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 34 km
District headquarters Raipur 68 km

Villages closest to Balodi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palari 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 Balodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balodi village had a population of 2,790. That makes it the 13th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Balodi village has 1,398 males and 1,392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balodi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Balodi is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balodi covers 626.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balodi falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Balodi is Bhatapara, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Balodi.

Balodi is about 68 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balodi is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 4.4 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 14 km away. Bhatapara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chherkadih (1.7 km), Lariya (2.8 km) and Chorhadih Boirdih (2.8 km).

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

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