About Nilaj Village

Nilaj is a mid sized village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 801 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.67 hectares hectares.

Nilaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Brahmapuri
Area (hectares)	348.67 hectares
Population	1,557
Male Population	801
Female Population	756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 348.67 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 975.

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 91 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi Buzurg, about 12 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	Chicholi Buzurg	12 km
Nearest town	Desāīganj	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Brahmapuri	14 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	91 km

Villages closest to Nilaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Brahmapuri 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 1,557. That makes it the 29th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Nilaj village has 801 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaj has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Nilaj covers 348.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilaj falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilaj is Chicholi Buzurg, about 12 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 91 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilaj is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chicholi Buzurg is about 12 km away. Desāīganj is about 13 km away. Brahmapuri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.