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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 428 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, 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 Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 254.74 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 428
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 58th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 254.74 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 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 from other places

Nawagaon lies about 44 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 66 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 Sahaspur Lohara 18 km
Nearest town Kawardha 37 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 44 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 66 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 926. That makes it the 58th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Nawagaon village has 428 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 254.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Rasmara, about 66 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.

Nawagaon is about 44 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 Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 18 km away. Kawardha is about 37 km away. Kabeerdham is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bigarbharri (1.9 km), Sonjhari (2.1 km) and Ranidahara (2.4 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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