About Nilan Village

Nilan is a mid sized village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 273 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Naina Devi
Pincode	174015
Area (hectares)	182.84 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	273
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Nilan compares

By the 2011 count Nilan is the 22nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 182.84 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nilan

Nilan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nilan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Nakrana, Nal, Nand Baihl and Nella. 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.

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Common questions about Nilan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilan village had a population of 531. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Nilan village has 273 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilan has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Nilan is 174015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilan covers 182.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilan falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nilan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nilan.

Nilan is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur 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.