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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a small village in Raigarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 233 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Raigarh
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 142.33 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 233
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 142.33 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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 9.8 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 9.7 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 Kotarlia 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Raigarh 9.8 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raigarh 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 466. That makes it the 104th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Nawagaon village has 233 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 142.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Kotarlia, about 9.7 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 9.8 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 9.7 km away. Raigarh is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhirwani (1.5 km), Bagursiya (2.2 km) and Junwani (2.5 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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