About Bilaspur Village

Bilaspur is one of the larger villages in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,117, made up of 3,758 males and 3,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1452 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilaspur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Nihal Singhwala
Pincode	142040
Area (hectares)	1452 hectares
Population	7,117
Male Population	3,758
Female Population	3,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilaspur compares

By the 2011 count Bilaspur is the 8th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 1452 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bilaspur

Bilaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bilaspur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilaspur from other places

Bilaspur lies about 33 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Nanaksar, about 26 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 Bilaspur
Tehsil headquarters	Nihal Singhwala	8.6 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	24 km
Nearest railway station	Nanaksar	26 km
District headquarters	Moga	33 km

Villages closest to Bilaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Bilaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilaspur village had a population of 7,117. That makes it the 8th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Bilaspur village has 3,758 males and 3,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilaspur has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bilaspur is 142040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilaspur covers 1452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilaspur falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bilaspur is Nanaksar, about 26 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 village for Bilaspur.

Bilaspur is about 33 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilaspur is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 8.6 km away. Rāikot is about 24 km away. Nanaksar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.