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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DHARMENRA KUMAR RAMTEKE
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- LGD code
- 443154
- Pincode
- 491226
- Post office
- Balod
- Population
- 2,604
- Households
- 571
- Literacy rate
- 71%
- Sex ratio
- 988 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,420
Census 2011 · in context
How Taroud compares
By population, Taroud ranks #4 of 90 villages in Balod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.0%
−0.4% vs mandal average
- Taroud
- 71.0%
- Balod mandal
- 71.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
−37 vs mandal average
- Taroud
- 988
- Balod mandal
- 1,025
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Taroud
- 4.6
- Balod mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Taroud at a glance
Taroud is a village of 2,604 people in 571 households (Census 2011) in Balod tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 4th-largest of 90 villages in Balod tehsil. Literacy is 71%, about the same as the tehsil average of 71% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491226, served by Balod post office; the LGD village code is 443154. The sarpanch is DHARMENRA KUMAR RAMTEKE , and the village votes in Dondi Lohara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anila Bhendia. The population is estimated at 3,070 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Taroud
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BALOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 64
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TARAUD
- Total area (ha)
- 515.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 359.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 49.18
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Taroud
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Key facts — Taroud
- LGD code
- 443154
- Pincode
- 491226
- Post office
- Balod
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,604
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,070
- Households
- 571
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 988
- Literacy rate
- 71.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dondi Lohara
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anila Bhendia
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DHARMENRA KUMAR RAMTEKE
- Block / Mandal
- Balod
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)