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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,439, made up of 739 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 477.79 hectares
Population 1,439
Male Population 739
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 477.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

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 28 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 20 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 Silyari 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 21 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 28 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simga 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 1,439. That makes it the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Nawagaon village has 739 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 477.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Silyari, about 20 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 28 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 20 km away. Simga is about 21 km away. Ahīwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjari Nawagaon (under 2 km), Matiya (7.1 km) and Chandi (11 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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