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About Bilaspur Village

Bilaspur is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 638 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 207.13 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 638
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bilaspur compares

By the 2011 count Bilaspur is the 30th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 207.13 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bilaspur

Bilaspur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bilaspur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilaspur from other places

Bilaspur lies about 16 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about under 2 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 Bilaspur
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur under 2 km
District headquarters Raigarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 17 km

Villages closest to Bilaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilaspur village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 30th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Bilaspur village has 638 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilaspur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bilaspur is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilaspur covers 207.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bilaspur falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bilaspur is Bhupdeopur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bilaspur.

Bilaspur is about 16 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilaspur is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about under 2 km away. Raigarh is about 16 km away. Kharsia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darri (1.8 km), Tilaipali (2.0 km) and Singhanpur (2.2 km).

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

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