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About Nilawada Village

Nilawada is a small village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 85 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilawada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 85
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilawada compares

By the 2011 count Nilawada is the 143rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Nilawada

Nilawada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilawada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nilawada from other places

Nilawada lies about 25 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 18 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 Nilawada
Nearest railway station Kirandul 18 km
Nearest town Bacheli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Konta 25 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 25 km

Villages closest to Nilawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilawada village had a population of 188. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Nilawada village has 85 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilawada has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Nilawada is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilawada covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilawada falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nilawada is Kirandul, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Nilawada.

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

Nilawada is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kirandul is about 18 km away. Bacheli is about 22 km away. Konta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilawaya (under 2 km), Pilawaya (under 2 km) and Gondpalli (4.5 km).

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

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