Local businesses in Bhilai
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 1
- Bhadohi Chat Corner
- Supermarkets: 2
- A-Market; Oswal General store
- Clinics: 2
- Bhilai Nursing Home; Sharma Multi-speciality Clinic
- Schools: 2
Bhilai facts
- District
- Durg district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 6,25,700
- Area
- about 341 sq km, about 452 m above sea level
- Places nearby
- Jayanti Stadium (multi-purpose stadium, 5 km)
- Local economy
- Bhilai is home to the Bhilai Steel Plant, set up with Soviet assistance in 1955 and described as the first and largest Indian plant to make steel rails. It draws on iron ore, limestone, coal, manganese, power and water from nearby sources.
- History
- Bhilai takes its name from the Bhil tribe. It was a small village until the Marathas conquered it in 1740, and the modern city was founded in 1955.
- Education
- Bhilai is an education hub with 59 universities and colleges, including IIT Bhilai and Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.