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About Navegaon Village

Navegaon is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 617 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 346.4 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 617
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Navegaon compares

By the 2011 count Navegaon is the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 346.4 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Navegaon

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

Navegaon lies about 31 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 10 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 Navegaon
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 10 km
District headquarters Gondiya 31 km
Nearest town Gondiā 31 km

Villages closest to Navegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Navegaon village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Navegaon village has 617 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navegaon has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Navegaon is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navegaon covers 346.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Navegaon falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Navegaon is Dhanoli, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Navegaon.

Navegaon is about 31 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navegaon is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 9.9 km away. Dhanoli is about 10 km away. Gondiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (1.6 km), Powaritola (2.4 km) and Latori (2.5 km).

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

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