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About Bilaigarh Village

Bilaigarh is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 649 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilaigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilaigarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 488.33 hectares
Population 1,281
Male Population 649
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilaigarh compares

By the 2011 count Bilaigarh is the 20th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 488.33 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 993.

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 <5 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 Bilaigarh from other places

Bilaigarh lies about 6.7 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 45 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 Baramkela 6.7 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 45 km

Villages closest to Bilaigarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 1,281. That makes it the 20th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Bilaigarh village has 649 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilaigarh has about 974 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Bilaigarh is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilaigarh covers 488.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilaigarh falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bilaigarh is Raigarh, about 45 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 km distance for Bilaigarh.

Bilaigarh is about 6.7 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilaigarh is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 6.7 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Raigarh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparkhuta (under 2 km), Teradawan (under 2 km) and Katangjori (under 2 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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