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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a small village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 206 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, 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 Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 222.55 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 206
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
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 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 222.55 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1022.

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 62 km from Durg. 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 Gurur 4.8 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 13 km
District headquarters Durg 62 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur 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 439. That makes it the 95th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Nawagaon village has 206 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 222.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nawagaon notes the nearest railway station 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 62 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 Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 4.8 km away. Dhamtari is about 13 km away. Durg is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dokla (under 2 km), Bheja (1.8 km) and Bheja Alias Jangli (1.8 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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