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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 183 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 150.61 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 183
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 176th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 150.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1027.

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 <5 km distance. 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 20 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 16 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 Khairagarh 16 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 16 km
Nearest railway station Musra 16 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khairagarh 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 371. That makes it the 176th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Nawagaon village has 183 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 150.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Musra, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 20 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagaon is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 16 km away. Khairāgarh is about 16 km away. Musra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanakpur Nawagaon (under 2 km), Kodenawagaon (under 2 km) and Kopenawagaon (under 2 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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