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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 294 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, 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 Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 413.34 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 294
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 126th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 413.34 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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 5 - 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 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 6.1 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 railway station Sikosa 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 10 km
Nearest town Balod 16 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 594. That makes it the 126th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Nawagaon village has 294 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 413.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Sikosa, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 36 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 Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 6.1 km away. Gunderdehi is about 10 km away. Balod 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 Dundera (under 2 km), Dhangaon (1.9 km) and Chaurel (2.1 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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