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About Nilaji Village

Nilaji is a large village in Belgaum tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,323, made up of 1,707 males and 1,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 590003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Belgaum
Pincode 590003
Area (hectares) 280.55 hectares
Population 3,323
Male Population 1,707
Female Population 1,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nilaji compares

By the 2011 count Nilaji is the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,614 residents. Its 280.55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Nilaji

Nilaji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilaji as Available within village. 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 Nilaji from other places

Nilaji lies about 8.0 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Sambre, about 1.8 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 Nilaji
Nearest railway station Sambre 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Belgaum 8.0 km
Nearest town Belagavi 8.0 km

Villages closest to Nilaji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilaji village had a population of 3,323. That makes it the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,614 residents.

Nilaji village has 1,707 males and 1,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaji has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Nilaji is 590003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilaji covers 280.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nilaji falls under Belgaum tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nilaji is Sambre, about 1.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nilaji.

Nilaji is about 8.0 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilaji is in Belgaum tehsil of Belgaum district. Sambre is about 1.8 km away. Belgaum is about 8.0 km away. Belagavi is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mutga (1.6 km), Kalakhamb (3.0 km) and Shindoli (3.1 km).

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

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