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About Nilkanthpur Village

Nilkanthpur is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 456 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilkanthpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilkanthpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 271.46 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 456
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilkanthpur compares

By the 2011 count Nilkanthpur is the 70th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 271.46 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 968.

Getting to Nilkanthpur

Nilkanthpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilkanthpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mitgai, Nagra, Nawapara and Nehrunagar. 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 Nilkanthpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilkanthpur village had a population of 891. That makes it the 70th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Nilkanthpur village has 456 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilkanthpur has about 954 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Nilkanthpur is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilkanthpur covers 271.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilkanthpur falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nilkanthpur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nilkanthpur.

Nilkanthpur is in Ramanujganj 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 Nilkanthpur today is likely to be higher.

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