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About Newra Village

Newra is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,858, made up of 1,959 males and 1,899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1085.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Newra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 1085.7 hectares
Population 3,858
Male Population 1,959
Female Population 1,899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Newra compares

By the 2011 count Newra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 1085.7 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Newra

Newra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Newra 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. The nearest villages by name are Modhe, Mohanbhatha, Muru and Nagoi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Newra

As per the Census of India 2011, Newra village had a population of 3,858. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Newra village has 1,959 males and 1,899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newra has about 969 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Newra is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Newra covers 1085.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Newra falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Newra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Newra.

Newra is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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