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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 427 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491988, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491988
Area (hectares) 524.33 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 427
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 70th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 524.33 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 13 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 78 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
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 6.6 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 13 km
Nearest town Kawardha 20 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 78 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodla 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 831. That makes it the 70th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Nawagaon village has 427 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491988. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 524.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Salkaroad, about 78 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 13 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 6.6 km away. Kabeerdham is about 13 km away. Kawardha is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogi Nawagaon Plot (under 2 km), Joginawagaon (under 2 km) and Boirkachhara (under 2 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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