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About Nawalpur Village

Nawalpur is a small village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 246 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 229.42 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 246
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawalpur compares

By the 2011 count Nawalpur is the 128th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 229.42 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 994.

Getting to Nawalpur

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

Nawalpur lies about 93 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 41 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 Nawalpur
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 6.7 km
Nearest town Mungeli 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 41 km
District headquarters Durg 93 km

Villages closest to Nawalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawagarh 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 Nawalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawalpur village had a population of 499. That makes it the 128th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Nawalpur village has 246 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawalpur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Nawalpur is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawalpur covers 229.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawalpur falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawalpur is Bhatapara, about 41 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 Nawalpur.

Nawalpur is about 93 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawalpur is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 6.7 km away. Mungeli is about 13 km away. Bhatapara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (under 2 km), Jhal (2.1 km) and Bhaisamuda (2.7 km).

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

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