About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 82 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Bagbahra
Pincode	496661
Area (hectares)	175.07 hectares
Population	153
Male Population	82
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 175.07 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

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 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 14 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 5.5 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	Arand	5.5 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	14 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagbahra	17 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

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

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Common questions about Nawagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagaon village had a population of 153. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Nawagaon village has 82 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 175.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Arand, about 5.5 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 village for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 14 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Arand is about 5.5 km away. Mahasamund is about 14 km away. Mahāsamund is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.