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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,468, made up of 739 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1679.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495442
Area (hectares) 1679.93 hectares
Population 1,468
Male Population 739
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 38th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1679.93 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Nawagaon

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

Nawagaon lies about 15 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 8.0 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 Nawagaon
Nearest railway station Ghutku 8.0 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 15 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 19 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagaon village had a population of 1,468. That makes it the 38th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Nawagaon village has 739 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 986 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 495442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 1679.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Ghutku, about 8.0 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 15 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about 8.0 km away. Bilaspur is about 15 km away. Bilāspur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mitthu Nawagaon (under 2 km), Pandra Padhra (7.0 km) and Darsagar (7.1 km).

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

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