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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 801 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, 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 Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 424.22 hectares
Population 1,608
Male Population 801
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 424.22 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

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 77 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarbahara, about 13 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 Pendra 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Sarbahara 13 km
Nearest town Pasān 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 77 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pendra 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 1,608. That makes it the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Nawagaon village has 801 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 424.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Sarbahara, about 13 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 77 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 Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pendra is about 7.4 km away. Sarbahara is about 13 km away. Pasān is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur (1.6 km), Jatadeori (1.9 km) and Girari (2.1 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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