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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 286 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, 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 Takhatpur
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 159.47 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 286
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 138th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 159.47 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 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 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 41 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 town Mungeli 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 41 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 48 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur 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 562. That makes it the 138th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Nawagaon village has 286 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 965 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 Nawagaon is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 159.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Kalmitar, about 41 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 48 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 Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 3.8 km away. Takhatpur is about 19 km away. Kalmitar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogipur (3.3 km), Karhi (3.4 km) and Chhatauna (6.2 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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