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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,053, made up of 1,068 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495550, 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 Masturi
Pincode 495550
Area (hectares) 374.21 hectares
Population 2,053
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 43rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 374.21 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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 <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 Nawagaon from other places

Nawagaon lies about 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 7.1 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 Jairamnagar 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 12 km
Nearest town Akaltara 14 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masturi 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 2,053. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Nawagaon village has 1,068 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 495550. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 374.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Jairamnagar, about 7.1 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 16 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 Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Jairamnagar is about 7.1 km away. Masturi is about 12 km away. Akaltara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaudiya (2.3 km), Earamsahi (2.5 km) and Rank (3.3 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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