# Nawagaon Benkat Village, Lormi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/lormi/nawagaon-benkat/ Village · Lormi, Bilaspur # Nawagaon Benkat Nawagaon Benkat is a village in Lormi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495115**. The 2011 Census counted **935 people in 255 households**, the 121st largest of 256 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 935people (2011) - 255households - 68.7%literacy - 495115PIN code ## Nawagaon Benkat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nawagaon Benkat is 495115.** Nawagaon Benkat falls in Lormi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495115 - Gram panchayatNawagaon Benkat - Community development blockLormi - Census village code437843 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nawagaon Benkat from nearby towns? - Lormi (sub-district HQ)47 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)69 km by road - Lormi (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon Benkat? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Nawagaon Benkat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lormi - ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Takhatpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nawagaon Benkat known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 84% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nawagaon Benkat Of every 100 households in Nawagaon Benkat in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawagaon Benkat · ■ Lormi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **71% Toilet within the home ****16%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **99% Use banking services ****32%** **38% Television ****24%** **12% Mobile phone ****26%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****20%** **44% Own their home ****97%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Nawagaon Benkat? ■ Nawagaon Benkat · ■ Lormi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **978 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **974 Working population ****42.2%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (55%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 68 (17%) · **■** Marginal 33 (8%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Lormi - Bhaskara941 people - Kathoutiya940 people - Daganiya938 people - Telikhamhi938 people - Chachedi931 people - Fuljhar921 people - Salheghori920 people - Sighanpuri918 people [All 265 villages in Lormi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/lormi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon Benkat?495115 - How far is Nawagaon Benkat from Bilaspur?69 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon Benkat?935 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon Benkat in?Bilaspur district (Lormi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon Benkat?68.7% (Census 2011)