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About Nawgai Village

Nawgai is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 800 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawgai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawgai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 444.13 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 800
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawgai compares

By the 2011 count Nawgai is the 33rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 444.13 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nawgai

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

Nawgai lies about 82 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Shakti Nagar, about 42 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 Nawgai
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Shakti Nagar 42 km
Nearest town Renukūt 46 km
District headquarters Surguja 82 km

Villages closest to Nawgai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wadrafnagar 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 Nawgai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawgai village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Nawgai village has 800 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawgai has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Nawgai is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawgai covers 444.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawgai falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawgai is Shakti Nagar, about 42 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 Nawgai.

Nawgai is about 82 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawgai is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 28 km away. Shakti Nagar is about 42 km away. Renukūt is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaurahi (7.3 km), Girwani (11 km) and Koti (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nawgai today is likely to be higher.

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