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About Nawalpur Village

Nawalpur is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 371 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 381.48 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 371
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawalpur compares

By the 2011 count Nawalpur is the 105th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 381.48 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Nawalpur

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

Nawalpur lies about 69 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 31 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 Nawalpur
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 5.8 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 31 km
District headquarters Durg 69 km

Villages closest to Nawalpur

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 Nawalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawalpur village had a population of 737. That makes it the 105th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Nawalpur village has 371 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawalpur has about 987 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Nawalpur is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawalpur covers 381.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawalpur falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawalpur is Hathbandh, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Nawalpur.

Nawalpur is about 69 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawalpur is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 5.8 km away. Bemetāra is about 5.8 km away. Hathbandh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilai (1.7 km), Dhara (2.2 km) and Majgaon (3.0 km).

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

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