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About Nawagaon Village

Nawagaon is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 99 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 91.23 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 99
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawagaon is the 162nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 91.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nawagaon

The census records public bus service for Nawagaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Shimla. 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 Theog 3.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Nawagaon

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

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Common questions about Nawagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagaon village had a population of 201. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nawagaon village has 99 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagaon has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nawagaon is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagaon covers 91.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagaon falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nawagaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawagaon.

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

Nawagaon is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamhech (under 2 km), Jais (under 2 km) and Koti (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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