About Nirjam Village

Nirjam is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,689, made up of 854 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirjam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirjam village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Mungeli
Pincode	495334
Area (hectares)	374.3 hectares
Population	1,689
Male Population	854
Female Population	835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nirjam compares

By the 2011 count Nirjam is the 23rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 374.3 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Nirjam

Nirjam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nirjam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nirjam from other places

Nirjam lies about 55 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 48 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 Nirjam
Tehsil headquarters	Mungeli	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Belha	48 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	55 km

Villages closest to Nirjam

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

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Common questions about Nirjam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirjam village had a population of 1,689. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Nirjam village has 854 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirjam has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Nirjam is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nirjam covers 374.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nirjam falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nirjam is Belha, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Nirjam.

Nirjam is about 55 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirjam is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 6.8 km away. Belha is about 48 km away. Bilaspur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.