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About Nawagarh Village

Nawagarh is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 514 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 338.39 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 514
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawagarh is the 50th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 338.39 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Nawagarh

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

Nawagarh lies about 110 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 57 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 Nawagarh
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 14 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 57 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 110 km

Villages closest to Nawagarh

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 Nawagarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagarh village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 50th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Nawagarh village has 514 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagarh has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Nawagarh is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagarh covers 338.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagarh falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagarh is Bargarh Road, about 57 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 Nawagarh.

Nawagarh is about 110 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagarh is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 14 km away. Bargarh Road is about 57 km away. Mahasamund is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birkol (1.8 km), Pelagarh (2.1 km) and Bodesara (2.5 km).

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

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