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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 913 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, 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 Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 246.76 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 913
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 19th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 246.76 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

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 - 10 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 54 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 34 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 54 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungeli 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 1,818. That makes it the 19th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Nawagaon village has 913 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 246.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawagaon falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Bhatapara, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 54 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 Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Bhatapara is about 34 km away. Bilaspur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaithnawagaon (under 2 km), Pendri (4.4 km) and Pendridih (4.4 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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