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About Bilaspur Village

Bilaspur is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,583, made up of 1,834 males and 1,749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731221
Area (hectares) 166.58 hectares
Population 3,583
Male Population 1,834
Female Population 1,749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bilaspur compares

By the 2011 count Bilaspur is the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 166.58 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bilaspur

Bilaspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bilaspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bilaspur from other places

Bilaspur lies about 14 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 5.0 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Bilaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilaspur village had a population of 3,583. That makes it the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Bilaspur village has 1,834 males and 1,749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilaspur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bilaspur is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilaspur covers 166.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bilaspur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bilaspur is Mallarpur, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bilaspur.

Bilaspur is about 14 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilaspur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 10 km away. Murarai II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatina (7.9 km), Uttar Ramchandrapur (8.2 km) and Kalahapur (9.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bilaspur today is likely to be higher.

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