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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a small village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 96 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,198 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 140.14 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 96
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,198
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 140.14 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

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 village. 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 40 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 34 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 Ahīwāra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 25 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 34 km
District headquarters Durg 40 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bemetara 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 211. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Nawagaon village has 96 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1198 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 140.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Kumhari, about 34 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 village for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 40 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 19 km away. Bemetara is about 25 km away. Kumhari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahunawagaon (under 2 km), Mohlai (2.0 km) and Mudpar (12 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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