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About Nowagaon Village

Nowagaon is a mid sized village in Marigaon tehsil, in the district of Morigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 686 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nowagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nowagaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Morigaon
Tehsil Marigaon
Pincode 782105
Area (hectares) 207.62 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 686
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nowagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nowagaon is the 40th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents. Its 207.62 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Nowagaon

Nowagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nowagaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nowagaon from other places

Nowagaon lies about 34 km from Morigaon, and the nearest railway station is Haibargaon, 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 Nowagaon
Nearest town Nagaon under 2 km
Nearest railway station Haibargaon under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marigaon 34 km
District headquarters Morigaon 34 km

Villages closest to Nowagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nowagaon village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 40th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,067 residents.

Nowagaon village has 686 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nowagaon has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Nowagaon is 782105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nowagaon covers 207.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nowagaon falls under Marigaon tehsil of Morigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Nowagaon is Haibargaon, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nowagaon.

Nowagaon is about 34 km from Morigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nowagaon is in Marigaon tehsil of Morigaon district. Nagaon is about under 2 km away. Haibargaon is about under 2 km away. Marigaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katahguri (15 km), Rajagaon (20 km) and Garmari (21 km).

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

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