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About Neri Village

Neri is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 135 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 135
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neri compares

By the 2011 count Neri is the 77th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Neri

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

Neri lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarbhata, about 14 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 Neri
Nearest railway station Chakarbhata 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur Sadar 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 20 km

Villages closest to Neri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 Neri

As per the Census of India 2011, Neri village had a population of 255. That makes it the 77th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Neri village has 135 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neri has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Neri is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neri covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neri falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Neri is Chakarbhata, about 14 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Neri.

Neri is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neri is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Chakarbhata is about 14 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 20 km away. Bilaspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Jhaleda (5.0 km), Dali (9.5 km) and Bharathu (19 km).

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

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