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About Bilaigarh Village

Bilaigarh is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 288 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilaigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilaigarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 257.19 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 288
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilaigarh compares

By the 2011 count Bilaigarh is the 124th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 257.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Bilaigarh

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

Bilaigarh lies about 93 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 63 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 Bilaigarh
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 63 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 93 km

Villages closest to Bilaigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilaigarh village had a population of 601. That makes it the 124th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Bilaigarh village has 288 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilaigarh has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Bilaigarh is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilaigarh covers 257.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilaigarh falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bilaigarh is Komakhan railway station, about 63 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 Bilaigarh.

Bilaigarh is about 93 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilaigarh is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 5.5 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 63 km away. Mahasamund is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badepandhi (under 2 km), Sanpandhi (under 2 km) and Mudapahar (1.8 km).

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

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