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About Lilapur Village

Lilapur is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 844 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lilapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lilapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 336.2 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 844
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lilapur compares

By the 2011 count Lilapur is the 35th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 336.2 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Lilapur

Lilapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lilapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lilapur from other places

Lilapur lies about 68 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 50 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 Lilapur
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 17 km
Nearest town Mungeli 30 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 50 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Lilapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lormi 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 Lilapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Lilapur village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 35th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Lilapur village has 844 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lilapur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Lilapur is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lilapur covers 336.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lilapur falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lilapur is Salkaroad, about 50 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lilapur.

Lilapur is about 68 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lilapur is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 17 km away. Mungeli is about 30 km away. Salkaroad is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira Khurd (under 2 km), Lalsaikapa (under 2 km) and Lakhapuri (1.6 km).

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

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