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About Nilji Village

Nilji is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 293 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494221
Area (hectares) 251.43 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 293
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilji compares

By the 2011 count Nilji is the 97th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 251.43 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Nilji

Nilji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilji as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nagari, Nahkanar, Nariha and Nawagaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nilji

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilji village had a population of 600. That makes it the 97th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Nilji village has 293 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilji has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Nilji is 494221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilji covers 251.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilji falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nilji 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 <5 km distance for Nilji.

Nilji is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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