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About Nawaguda Village

Nawaguda is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 337 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawaguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawaguda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 370.25 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 337
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawaguda compares

By the 2011 count Nawaguda is the 62nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 370.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Nawaguda

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

Nawaguda lies about 12 km from Bastar. 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 Nawaguda
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 10 km
District headquarters Bastar 12 km

Villages closest to Nawaguda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawaguda village had a population of 659. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Nawaguda village has 337 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawaguda has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Nawaguda is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawaguda covers 370.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawaguda falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nawaguda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawaguda.

Nawaguda is about 12 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawaguda is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Jagdalpur is about 10 km away. Bastar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balikonta (6.1 km), Tamakoni (6.3 km) and Kondawal (6.7 km).

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

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