Bilaspur

Bilaspur is a district in the Chhattisgarh State of India. Total area of Bilaspur is 8,272 km² including 7,983.44 km² rural area and 288.56 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Bilaspur has a population of 26,63,629 peoples, out of which urban population is 6,79,870 while rural population is 19,83,759. Bilaspur has a sex ratio of approximately 970 females for every 1,000 males. The district has a population density of 322 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 6,00,822 houses in the district, including 1,44,187 urban houses and 4,56,635 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,566 villages in bilaspur district.

The Bilaspur district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Lormi is the largest tehsil in bilaspur district covering area of 1642.56 km² while Bilha is the smallest tehsil in bilaspur district covering area of 363.69 km². Bilaspur is the most populous whereas Pendra is the least populous tehsil in bilaspur district. There are 11 tehsils in Bilaspur district. Here is the list of all Bilaspur Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.

List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Bilaspur District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Bilaspur4486,44,928
2Bilha3641,56,766
3Kota1,1562,28,358
4Lormi1,6432,74,859
5Marwahi6901,16,804
6Masturi8542,97,726
7Mungeli6922,49,229
8Pathariya4231,77,619
9Pendra51085,481
10Pendra Road Gorella7781,34,135
11Takhatpur7142,97,724

Population of Bilaspur District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 19,83,759 6,79,870 26,63,629
Male Population 10,02,520 3,49,054 13,51,574
Female Population 9,81,239 3,30,816 13,12,055
Population Density 249 / km² 2,356 / km² 322 / km²

Households in Bilaspur District

Particulars Households
Rural Households 4,56,635
Urban Households 1,44,187
Total Households 6,00,822