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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 340 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, 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 Berla
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 307.63 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 340
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 104th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 307.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Berla 7.6 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 19 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 Berla 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 686. That makes it the 104th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Nawagaon village has 340 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 307.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Berla 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 <5 km distance 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 Berla tehsil of Durg district. Berla is about 7.6 km away. Ahīwāra is about 19 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 Dadarkhar (under 2 km), Bhatha Sorhi (under 2 km) and Nadi Sorhi (2.7 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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