# Nawagarh Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Nawagarh

Nawagarh is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,004 people in 226 households**, the 52nd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,004people (2011)
- 226households
- 68.0%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Nawagarh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatNawagarh
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445872

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

## How far is Nawagarh from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)112 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)15 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 Nawagarh?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Nawagarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parsendri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Nawagarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 76% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Nawagarh

Of every 100 households in Nawagarh in 2011, 64 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Nawagarh · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**63%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Nawagarh?

■ Nawagarh · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**953

Working population ****58.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 245 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (54%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Saraipali

- Bhuthiya1,040 people
- Bhikhapali1,039 people
- Dudumchuwan1,031 people
- Kejunwa1,027 people
- Gohirapali1,000 people
- Jamhari995 people
- Ichchhapur994 people
- Bodesara983 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nawagarh?493558
- How far is Nawagarh from Mahasamund?112 km by road
- What is the population of Nawagarh?1,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawagarh in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nawagarh?68.0% (Census 2011)
