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About Nawagondahoor Village

Nawagondahoor is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 88 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagondahoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagondahoor village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 115.98 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 88
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagondahoor compares

By the 2011 count Nawagondahoor is the 238th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 115.98 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Nawagondahoor

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

Nawagondahoor lies about 69 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 53 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 Nawagondahoor
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 11 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 53 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 60 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 69 km

Villages closest to Nawagondahoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagondahoor village had a population of 176. That makes it the 238th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Nawagondahoor village has 88 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagondahoor has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Nawagondahoor is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagondahoor covers 115.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawagondahoor falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nawagondahoor is Keoti, about 53 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 Nawagondahoor.

Nawagondahoor is about 69 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagondahoor is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 11 km away. Keoti is about 53 km away. Garhchiroli is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondahoor (under 2 km), Kurusbodi (2.6 km) and Kurush Bodi (2.6 km).

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

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