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About Bilaspur Village

Bilaspur is a mid sized village in Batouli tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,872, made up of 941 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 672 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Batouli
Pincode 497101
Area (hectares) 672 hectares
Population 1,872
Male Population 941
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilaspur compares

By the 2011 count Bilaspur is the 12th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 672 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bilaspur

Bilaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilaspur from other places

Bilaspur lies about 30 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 36 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
Tehsil headquarters Batouli 4.2 km
District headquarters Surguja 30 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 36 km

Villages closest to Bilaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batouli 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 1,872. That makes it the 12th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Bilaspur village has 941 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilaspur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Bilaspur is 497101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilaspur covers 672 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilaspur falls under Batouli tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bilaspur is Ambikapur, about 36 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 village for Bilaspur.

Bilaspur is about 30 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilaspur is in Batouli tehsil of Surguja district. Batouli is about 4.2 km away. Surguja is about 30 km away. Ambikāpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batauli (3.7 km), Kunkuri Kalan (3.9 km) and Suarpara (6.5 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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