Village · Masturi, Bilaspur # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491988. The 2011 Census counted 651 people in 156 households, the 147th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 651 people (2011) - 156 households - 76.7% literacy - 491988 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 491988. Nawagaon falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491988 - Gram panchayat Tikari - Community development block Masturi - Census village code 438868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Masturi (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ) 26 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Nawagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Budhikhar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bilaspur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nawagaon known for? About 78% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nawagaon Of every 100 households in Nawagaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Masturi rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 85% - Toilet within the home 0% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 26% 27% - Television 6% 26% - Mobile phone 15% 22% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 44% 32% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Masturi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.7% 68.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 987 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1225 959 - Working population 50.4% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 61.7% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (4%) · ■ Other work 12 (4%) · ■ Marginal 244 (74%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Masturi - Karichhapar 705 people - Khapri 705 people - Khapari 701 people - Udaiband 676 people - Pipranar 637 people - Bhagwanpali 595 people - Kaimadih 589 people - Adrali 565 people All 173 villages in Masturi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 491988 - How far is Nawagaon from Bilaspur? 26 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 76.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/nawagaon-438868/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.