Balod
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| State : | Chhattisgarh | ||
| District : | Balod | ||
| Location : | 20 ° 44 ′ N , 81 ° 12 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 23,648 (2011) | ||
Balod is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh .
The city is the capital of the Balod district . Balod has the status of a Municipal Council . The city is divided into 18 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census, it had 23,648 inhabitants, of which 11,798 were men and 11,850 were women . The literacy rate in 2011 was 88.1%, above the national average. Hindus make up the majority of the city's population with a share of around 88%. Muslims form a minority with a share of around 6%.