About Bhilai Village

Bhilai is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 868 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Pathariya
Pincode	495330
Area (hectares)	394.24 hectares
Population	1,682
Male Population	868
Female Population	814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilai compares

By the 2011 count Bhilai is the 23rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 394.24 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 968.

Getting to Bhilai

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

Bhilai lies about 25 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 21 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 Bhilai
Tehsil headquarters	Pathariya	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ghutku	21 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	23 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	25 km

Villages closest to Bhilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilai village had a population of 1,682. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Bhilai village has 868 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilai has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bhilai is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilai covers 394.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilai falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilai is Ghutku, about 21 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 village for Bhilai.

Bhilai is about 25 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilai is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 10 km away. Ghutku is about 21 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.