About Nilaje Village

Nilaje is one of the larger villages in Kalyan tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,094, made up of 8,971 males and 8,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilaje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilaje village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Kalyan
Pincode	421204
Area (hectares)	292.22 hectares
Population	17,094
Male Population	8,971
Female Population	8,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Nilaje compares

By the 2011 count Nilaje is the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents. Its 292.22 hectares work out to about 58 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Nilaje

Nilaje is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nilaje as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nilaje from other places

Nilaje lies about 13 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Nilaje, about under 2 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 Nilaje
Nearest railway station	Nilaje	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dombivali	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalyan	11 km
District headquarters	Thane	13 km

Villages closest to Nilaje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilaje village had a population of 17,094. That makes it the 5th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,332 residents.

Nilaje village has 8,971 males and 8,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilaje has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Nilaje is 421204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilaje covers 292.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 58 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nilaje falls under Kalyan tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nilaje is Nilaje, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nilaje.

Nilaje is about 13 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilaje is in Kalyan tehsil of Thane district. Nilaje is about under 2 km away. Dombivali is about 6.1 km away. Kalyan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.