About Nilaj Village

Nilaj is a mid sized village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 377 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.01 hectares hectares.

Nilaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondiya
Tehsil	Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares)	279.01 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	377
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
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 Nilaj compares

By the 2011 count Nilaj is the 64th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 279.01 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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 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 Nilaj from other places

Nilaj lies about 12 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gatra, about 3.7 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	Gatra	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arjuni Morgaon	12 km
District headquarters	Gondiya	12 km
Nearest town	Gondiā	12 km

Villages closest to Nilaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arjuni Morgaon 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 761. That makes it the 64th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Nilaj village has 377 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaj has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Nilaj covers 279.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilaj falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilaj is Gatra, about 3.7 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 Nilaj.

Nilaj is about 12 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilaj is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gatra is about 3.7 km away. Arjuni Morgaon is about 12 km away. Gondiya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.