Balood, Dantewada, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balood


The village Balood is located in Dantewada Tahsil of Dantewada District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Balood Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dantewada Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dantewada, which is about 8 kilometers away from Balood.

Travel and Communication for Balood


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balood,
Dantewada,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 494449

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balood


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balood is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balood is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balood


As per available data from the year 2009, 3352 persons live in 759 house holds in the village Balood. There are 1588 female individuals and 1764 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.37% and males constitute 52.63% of the total population.

There are 46 scheduled castes persons of which 21 are females and 25 are males. Females constitute 45.65% and males constitute 54.35% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 1.37% of the total population.

There are 800 scheduled tribes persons of which 331 are females and 469 are males. Females constitute 41.38% and males constitute 58.62% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 23.87% of the total population.

Population density of Balood is 178.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balood


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Total area of Balood is 1876.53 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 878.83 ha. About 878.83 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 107.99 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 47.98 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 54.59 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 466.07 ha is culturable waste land. About 98.7 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 34.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balood


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dantewada, which is 5-10 kms away from Balood.

There are 9 government primary schools in the village Balood.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Balood.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Pondum, which is 5-10 kms away from Balood.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dantewada, which is 5-10 kms away from Balood.

Colleges in Balood


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chitalanka, which is more than 10 kms away from Balood.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balood.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balood.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balood.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jagdalpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balood.

Other Educational Facilities in Balood


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Geedam, which is more than 10 kms away from Balood.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Balood or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Gamdawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Balood.

Healthcare Facilities in Balood


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Balood.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Balood.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Balood.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Balood.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Balood.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Balood or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Balood.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Balood.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Balood.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Balood.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balood.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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