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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 324 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, 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 Dhamdha
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 572.3 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 324
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
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 121st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 572.3 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1004.

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 45 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 42 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 Dhamdha 22 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 42 km
District headquarters Durg 45 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdha 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 678. That makes it the 121st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Nawagaon village has 324 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 572.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Rasmara, about 42 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 45 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 Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 22 km away. Khairāgarh is about 24 km away. Rasmara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaurabhatha (6.1 km), Salhe (8.1 km) and Agar (11 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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