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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Magarlod tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,204 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 659 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Magarlod
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 403.05 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 659
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 12th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 403.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Nawagaon

Nawagaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nawagaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 25 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Kurud, about 5.6 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 Nawagaon
Nearest railway station Kurud 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Magarlod 14 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 20 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 25 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magarlod 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 1,997. That makes it the 12th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Nawagaon village has 1,204 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 659 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 403.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Kurud, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nawagaon is about 25 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 5.6 km away. Magarlod is about 14 km away. Nawāpāra 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 Bharda (2.2 km), Kamroud (3.0 km) and Dabha (9.8 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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