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About Bilhama Village

Bilhama is a mid sized village in Lundra tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 848 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilhama village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lundra
Pincode 497101
Area (hectares) 931.93 hectares
Population 1,662
Male Population 848
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilhama compares

By the 2011 count Bilhama is the 18th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents. Its 931.93 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bilhama

Bilhama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilhama 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. The nearest villages by name are Barkol, Batouli, Batwahi and Bhediya. 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 Bilhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilhama village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 18th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents.

Bilhama village has 848 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilhama has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

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

Bilhama covers 931.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bilhama falls under Lundra tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bilhama 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 Bilhama.

Bilhama is in Lundra tehsil of Surguja 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 Bilhama today is likely to be higher.

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