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About Nawagaon Kalan Village

Nawagaon Kalan is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 724 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 787.47 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 724
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon Kalan is the 11th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 787.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1014.

Getting to Nawagaon Kalan

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

Nawagaon Kalan lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 27 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 Kalan
Nearest town Khairāgarh 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanakhamria 34 km
District headquarters Durg 34 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagaon Kalan village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 11th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Nawagaon Kalan village has 724 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon Kalan has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon Kalan is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon Kalan covers 787.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon Kalan falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon Kalan is Murhipar, about 27 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 Kalan.

Nawagaon Kalan is about 34 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon Kalan is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district. Khairāgarh is about 6.3 km away. Murhipar is about 27 km away. Thanakhamria 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 Karmu (11 km), Bharampuri (14 km) and Gopalpur (16 km).

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

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