About Nilawaram Village

Nilawaram is a mid sized village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 639 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1496.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilawaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilawaram village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Sukma
Pincode	494111
Area (hectares)	1496.35 hectares
Population	1,284
Male Population	639
Female Population	645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilawaram compares

By the 2011 count Nilawaram is the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 1496.35 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Nilawaram

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

Nilawaram lies about 41 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 44 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 Nilawaram
Tehsil headquarters	Sukma	9.8 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	30 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	41 km
Nearest railway station	Kirandul	44 km

Villages closest to Nilawaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilawaram village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 11th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Nilawaram village has 639 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilawaram has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Nilawaram is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilawaram covers 1496.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilawaram falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nilawaram is Kirandul, about 44 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 Nilawaram.

Nilawaram is about 41 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.

Nilawaram is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Sukma is about 9.8 km away. Malakanagiri is about 30 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.