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About Nilaj Village

Nilaj is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 654 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.15 hectares hectares.

Nilaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 382.15 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 654
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nilaj compares

By the 2011 count Nilaj is the 31st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 382.15 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Nilaj

Nilaj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nilaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nilaj from other places

Nilaj lies about 49 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 4.3 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 Nilaj
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 12 km
Nearest town Pawni 12 km
District headquarters Bhandara 49 km

Villages closest to Nilaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilaj village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 31st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Nilaj village has 654 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaj has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Nilaj covers 382.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilaj falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilaj is Bhiwapur, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilaj.

Nilaj is about 49 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilaj is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhiwapur is about 4.3 km away. Pauni is about 12 km away. Pawni is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotalpar (under 2 km), Ranala Alias Ahnapurna (under 2 km) and Amgaon (1.9 km).

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

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