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About Nawagaon Alha Village

Nawagaon Alha is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 418 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Alha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon Alha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 531.98 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 418
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon Alha compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon Alha is the 75th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 531.98 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Nawagaon Alha

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

Nawagaon Alha 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 Alha
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 Alha

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 Alha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagaon Alha village had a population of 835. That makes it the 75th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Nawagaon Alha village has 418 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon Alha has about 998 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 1027.

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

Nawagaon Alha covers 531.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon Alha falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon Alha 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 Alha.

Nawagaon Alha 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 Alha 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 Alha today is likely to be higher.

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