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About Newsa Village

Newsa is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 293 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Newsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newsa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 153.14 hectares
Population 581
Male Population 293
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Newsa compares

By the 2011 count Newsa is the 135th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 153.14 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Newsa

Newsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Newsa 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 Newsa from other places

Newsa lies about under 2 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 3.6 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 Newsa
District headquarters Bilaspur under 2 km
Nearest town Bilāspur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Uslapur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 29 km

Villages closest to Newsa

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 Newsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Newsa village had a population of 581. That makes it the 135th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Newsa village has 293 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newsa has about 983 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 Newsa is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Newsa covers 153.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Newsa falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Newsa is Uslapur, about 3.6 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 Newsa.

Newsa is about under 2 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Newsa is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilaspur is about under 2 km away. Bilāspur is about under 2 km away. Uslapur is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhaya (under 2 km), Ameri (2.2 km) and Ghuru (2.9 km).

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

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