About Nilaj Village

Nilaj is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 809 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Sakoli
Pincode	441806
Area (hectares)	341.84 hectares
Population	1,566
Male Population	809
Female Population	757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilaj compares

By the 2011 count Nilaj is the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 341.84 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Nilaj

Nilaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nilaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nilaj from other places

Nilaj lies about 47 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 1.5 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 Nilaj
Nearest railway station	Gond Umari	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakoli	11 km
Nearest town	Tirorā	45 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	47 km

Villages closest to Nilaj

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

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Common questions about Nilaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilaj village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Nilaj village has 809 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaj has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Nilaj is 441806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilaj covers 341.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilaj falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilaj is Gond Umari, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nilaj.

Nilaj is about 47 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 Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Gond Umari is about 1.5 km away. Sakoli is about 11 km away. Tirorā is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.