Village · Nawagarh, Durg # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491337. The 2011 Census counted 585 people in 103 households, the 125th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 585 people (2011) - 103 households - 58.9% literacy - 491337 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 491337. Nawagaon falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491337 - Gram panchayat Kawra Kanpa - Community development block Nawagarh - Census village code 441765 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 110 km by road - Nawagarh (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 4 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 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nawagarh - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nawagarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Maro - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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? The main crops are paddy, gram and soyabean. About 72% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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, 74 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 76% - Toilet within the home 5% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 94% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 9% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 6% 35% - Television 29% 22% - Mobile phone 31% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 39% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.9% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 769 971 - Working population 48.9% 49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 43.7% for women. 52% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 137 (48%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (14%) · ■ Other work 9 (3%) · ■ Marginal 100 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh - Bhaisamuda 623 people - Manodharpur 623 people - Kalalbod 606 people - Dhaurabhatha Khurd 594 people - Chakla Kunda 583 people - Lohandgiya 576 people - Sonpuri 575 people - Kaudiya 555 people All 185 villages in Nawagarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 491337 - How far is Nawagaon from Durg? 110 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 58.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/nawagaon-441765/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.