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About Nilaj Village

Nilaj is a mid sized village in Mangaon tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 392 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares.

Nilaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaj village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mangaon
Area (hectares) 606 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 392
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nilaj compares

By the 2011 count Nilaj is the 60th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Nilaj

Nilaj 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 Nilaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nandvi, Nanore, Navashi and Nhave. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nilaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilaj village had a population of 775. That makes it the 60th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Nilaj village has 392 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaj has about 977 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 1070.

Nilaj covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nilaj falls under Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nilaj notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilaj.

Nilaj is in Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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