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About Nawagaon Gahira Village

Nawagaon Gahira is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 405 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon Gahira village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 326.39 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 405
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon Gahira is the 57th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 326.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Nawagaon Gahira

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

Nawagaon Gahira lies about 40 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 34 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 Gahira
Tehsil headquarters Saja 18 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 34 km
District headquarters Durg 40 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon Gahira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagaon Gahira village had a population of 820. That makes it the 57th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Nawagaon Gahira village has 405 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon Gahira has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon Gahira is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon Gahira covers 326.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon Gahira falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon Gahira is Kumhari, about 34 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 village for Nawagaon Gahira.

Nawagaon Gahira is about 40 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon Gahira is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 18 km away. Ahīwāra is about 19 km away. Kumhari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (under 2 km), Rakhi (8.8 km) and Bhanderwani (10 km).

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

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