# Nawagaon Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Nawagaon

Nawagaon is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 130 households**, the 169th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 525people (2011)
- 130households
- 72.2%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nawagaon is 493558.** Nawagaon falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatNawagaon
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446472

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)10 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nawagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 known for?

About 64% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nawagaon

Of every 100 households in Nawagaon in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawagaon · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**55%

Television ****46%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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?

■ Nawagaon · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**983

Working population ****58.7%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 57.9% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 191 (62%)

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 Pithora

- Jogidadar555 people
- Arjuni546 people
- Gabaud540 people
- Sinharpur533 people
- Khusrupali515 people
- Kesharpur512 people
- Dadargaon507 people
- Khamhan505 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nawagaon?493558
- How far is Nawagaon from Mahasamund?80 km by road
- What is the population of Nawagaon?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawagaon in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon?72.2% (Census 2011)