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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 294 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, 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 Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 526.63 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 294
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 47th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 526.63 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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 - 10 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 79 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 33 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 Manpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 33 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 36 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 79 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manpur 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 578. That makes it the 47th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Nawagaon village has 294 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 966 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 526.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagaon falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagaon is Gudum, about 33 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 - 10 km distance for Nawagaon.

Nawagaon is about 79 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 Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 7.3 km away. Gudum is about 33 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharritola (2.1 km), Salhe (2.6 km) and Salhebatti (2.6 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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