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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 345 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, 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 Saraipali
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 245.13 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 345
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
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 104th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 245.13 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

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 96 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 58 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 Saraipali 14 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 58 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 96 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraipali 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 689. That makes it the 104th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Nawagaon village has 345 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 245.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Dungripali, about 58 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 96 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 Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 14 km away. Dungripali is about 58 km away. Mahasamund is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundapali (under 2 km), Mohgaon (under 2 km) and Kurludhudha (2.3 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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