About Bhilai Village

Bhilai is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,540, made up of 783 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Baloda
Pincode	495559
Area (hectares)	377.94 hectares
Population	1,540
Male Population	783
Female Population	757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
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 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 377.94 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

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 21 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 14 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	Baloda	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kapan	14 km
Nearest town	Nailā	16 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	21 km

Villages closest to Bhilai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda 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 1,540. That makes it the 21st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Bhilai village has 783 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilai has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bhilai is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilai covers 377.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilai falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilai is Kapan, about 14 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 21 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilai is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 2.5 km away. Kapan is about 14 km away. Nailā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.