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About Newargaon Village

Newargaon is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 406 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.42 hectares hectares.

Newargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 364.42 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 406
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Newargaon compares

By the 2011 count Newargaon is the 101st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 364.42 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Newargaon

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

Newargaon lies about 49 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 46 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 Newargaon
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 10 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 12 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 46 km
District headquarters Balaghat 49 km

Villages closest to Newargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Newargaon village had a population of 815. That makes it the 101st largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Newargaon village has 406 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newargaon has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Newargaon covers 364.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Newargaon falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Newargaon is Dhapewara, about 46 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Newargaon.

Newargaon is about 49 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Newargaon is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 10 km away. Malajkhand is about 12 km away. Dhapewara 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 Gurakhari (1.9 km), Serpar (2.0 km) and Sherpar (2.0 km).

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

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