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About Bhilai Village

Bhilai is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,665, made up of 1,332 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 772.3 hectares
Population 2,665
Male Population 1,332
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhilai compares

By the 2011 count Bhilai is the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 772.3 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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 5 - 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 33 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 4.4 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
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 5.7 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 33 km

Villages closest to Bhilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilai village had a population of 2,665. That makes it the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bhilai village has 1,332 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilai has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bhilai is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilai covers 772.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilai falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhilai is Arang Mahanadi, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhilai is about 33 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilai is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 4.4 km away. Arang is about 5.7 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Lingadih (2.5 km), Charauda 2 (2.5 km) and Akoli Kalan 1 Akolikal (2.6 km).

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

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