Village · Magarlod, Dhamtari # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Magarlod sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493885. The 2011 Census counted 1,997 people in 439 households, the 12th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,997 people (2011) - 439 households - 68.9% literacy - 493885 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 493885. Nawagaon falls in Magarlod sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493885 - Gram panchayat Nawagaon - Community development block Magarlod - Census village code 446943 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Magarlod (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Dhamtari (district HQ) 60 km by road - Gobra Nawapara (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 10 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 3 - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhendari - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Rajim - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kurud - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 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 37% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 261 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, 98 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Magarlod rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 92% - Toilet within the home 29% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 78% - Tap water 1% 26% - Drinking water within premises 6% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 34% 55% - Television 54% 37% - Mobile phone 27% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 15% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 5% 20% - 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 · ■ Magarlod rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.9% 75.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 659 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 936 984 - Working population 30.3% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 59.9% for women. 30% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 138 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 237 (39%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 113 (19%) · ■ Marginal 109 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Magarlod - Rakadih 2,286 people - Borsi 2,220 people - Bhothidih 2,104 people - Bodra 2,029 people - Kundel 1,992 people - Moharenga 1,858 people - Mohadi 1,835 people - Budeni 1,730 people All 114 villages in Magarlod ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 493885 - How far is Nawagaon from Dhamtari? 60 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 1,997 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Dhamtari district (Magarlod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 68.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/magarlod/nawagaon-446943/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.