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About Nawgaon Village

Nawgaon is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 45 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 48.97 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 45
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawgaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawgaon is the 142nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 48.97 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Nawgaon

Nawgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nawgaon from other places

Nawgaon lies about 92 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Nawgaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 9.3 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
District headquarters Nainital 92 km

Villages closest to Nawgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawgaon village had a population of 85. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Nawgaon village has 45 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawgaon has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Nawgaon is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawgaon covers 48.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawgaon falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawgaon is Kotdwara, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawgaon.

Nawgaon is about 92 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawgaon is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 9.3 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thali (2.3 km), Kanda Malla (2.4 km) and Pansya (2.9 km).

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

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