Village · Kurud, Dhamtari # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Kurud sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493663. The 2011 Census counted 1,483 people in 310 households, the 54th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%. - 1,483 people (2011) - 310 households - 79.5% literacy - 493663 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 493663. Nawagaon falls in Kurud sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493663 - Gram panchayat Navaganv - Community development block Kurud - Census village code 446796 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Kurud (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ) 30 km by road - Kurud (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nawagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tuha - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kurud - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kurud - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 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 73% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Kurud rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 93% - Toilet within the home 8% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 74% - Tap water 0% 15% - Drinking water within premises 3% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 14% 60% - Television 45% 47% - Mobile phone 34% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 20% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 17% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Kurud rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.5% 78.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1037 1002 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1072 966 - Working population 52.3% 51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 72.2% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 360 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 222 (29%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 47 (6%) · ■ Marginal 145 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurud - Seldeep 1,564 people - Erra 1,560 people - Sirsida 1,488 people - Bakli 1,485 people - Kharra 1,467 people - Tarragondi 1,464 people - Bhainsmudi 1,462 people - Kokdi 1,430 people All 132 villages in Kurud ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 493663 - How far is Nawagaon from Dhamtari? 30 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 1,483 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Dhamtari district (Kurud sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 79.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/kurud/nawagaon-446796/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.