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About Nilaj Village

Nilaj is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 330 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.27 hectares hectares.

Nilaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 224.27 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 330
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilaj compares

By the 2011 count Nilaj is the 59th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 224.27 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Nilaj

Nilaj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nilaj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 64 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters Deori 17 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 32 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 48 km
District headquarters Gondiya 64 km

Villages closest to Nilaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 702. That makes it the 59th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Nilaj village has 330 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaj has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Nilaj covers 224.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilaj falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilaj is Dewalgaon, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nilaj.

Nilaj is about 64 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 Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 17 km away. Dewalgaon is about 32 km away. Dongargarh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesori (1.7 km), Khambkhura (2.0 km) and Ambhora (2.1 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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