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About Bhilai Village

Bhilai is a small village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 223 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, 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 Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 194.67 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 223
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilai compares

By the 2011 count Bhilai is the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 194.67 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

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 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 21 km from Raipur. 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 town Bhilai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 21 km

Villages closest to Bhilai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bindranavagarh 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 448. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Bhilai village has 223 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilai has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Bhilai is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilai covers 194.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhilai falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bhilai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bhilai is about 21 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 Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bhilai is about under 2 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 21 km away. Raipur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagarar (under 2 km), Khursipar (3.4 km) and Adar (4.8 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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