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About Gahira Nawagaon Village

Gahira Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 859 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahira Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahira Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 452.48 hectares
Population 1,700
Male Population 859
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahira Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Gahira Nawagaon is the 21st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 452.48 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gahira Nawagaon

Gahira Nawagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahira 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 Gahira Nawagaon from other places

Gahira Nawagaon lies about 16 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 11 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 Gahira Nawagaon
Nearest railway station Rasmara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 16 km
District headquarters Durg 16 km

Villages closest to Gahira Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Gahira Nawagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahira Nawagaon village had a population of 1,700. That makes it the 21st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Gahira Nawagaon village has 859 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahira Nawagaon has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Gahira Nawagaon is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahira Nawagaon covers 452.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahira Nawagaon falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gahira Nawagaon is Rasmara, about 11 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 Gahira Nawagaon.

Gahira Nawagaon is about 16 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahira Nawagaon is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Rasmara is about 11 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 16 km away. Durg is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahibaran Nawagaon (under 2 km), Che B Nawagaon (under 2 km) and Ragho Nawagaon (under 2 km).

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

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