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About Nawa Gaon Village

Nawa Gaon is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 673 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawa Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawa Gaon village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314037
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 673
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawa Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawa Gaon is the 85th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Nawa Gaon

Nawa Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawa Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nawa Gaon from other places

Nawa Gaon lies about 21 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bechhiwara, about 2.4 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 Nawa Gaon
Nearest railway station Bechhiwara 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 21 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 21 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 21 km

Villages closest to Nawa Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simalwara 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 Nawa Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawa Gaon village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 85th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Nawa Gaon village has 673 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawa Gaon has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Nawa Gaon is 314037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawa Gaon covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawa Gaon falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Nawa Gaon is Bechhiwara, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nawa Gaon.

Nawa Gaon is about 21 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawa Gaon is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Bechhiwara is about 2.4 km away. Simalwara is about 21 km away. Dungarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chundawara (3.3 km), Bilpan (3.8 km) and Kanba (4.8 km).

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

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