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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 458 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, 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 Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 330.76 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 458
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 102nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 330.76 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with 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 37 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 16 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 Gundardehi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 17 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 24 km
District headquarters Durg 37 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 912. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Nawagaon village has 458 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 330.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Gundardehi, about 16 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 37 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 Patan tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 16 km away. Patan is about 17 km away. Dhamtari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belhari (under 2 km), Temri (1.7 km) and Dhamna (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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