About Vilam Village

Vilam is a mid sized village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 564 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.87 hectares hectares.

Vilam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilam village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Nagbhir
Area (hectares)	312.87 hectares
Population	1,180
Male Population	564
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vilam compares

By the 2011 count Vilam is the 36th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 312.87 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Vilam

Vilam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vilam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Vilam from other places

Vilam lies about 87 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kotgaon, about 4.8 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 Vilam
Nearest railway station	Kotgaon	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagbhir	5.6 km
Nearest town	Bramhapuri	15 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	87 km

Villages closest to Vilam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilam village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 36th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Vilam village has 564 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilam has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Vilam covers 312.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vilam falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vilam is Kotgaon, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Vilam.

Vilam is about 87 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilam is in Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kotgaon is about 4.8 km away. Nagbhir is about 5.6 km away. Bramhapuri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.