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About Nilji Village

Nilji is a large village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,061, made up of 1,542 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1033.03 hectares hectares.

Nilji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilji village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 1033.03 hectares
Population 3,061
Male Population 1,542
Female Population 1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilji compares

By the 2011 count Nilji is the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 1033.03 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Nilji

Nilji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilji as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nilji from other places

Nilji lies about 14 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Kaydi Halt, about 9.5 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 Nilji
Nearest railway station Kaydi Halt 9.5 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 14 km
District headquarters Balaghat 14 km

Villages closest to Nilji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilji village had a population of 3,061. That makes it the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Nilji village has 1,542 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilji has about 985 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 1020.

Nilji covers 1033.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilji falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nilji is Kaydi Halt, about 9.5 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilji.

Nilji is about 14 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilji is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Kaydi Halt is about 9.5 km away. Wārāseonī is about 13 km away. Lalbarra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rategaon (2.4 km), Dokarbandi (2.7 km) and Khamariya (2.9 km).

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

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