Village · Chhura, Raipur # Nawapara Nawapara is a village in Chhura sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497778. The 2011 Census counted 799 people in 200 households, the 51st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 799 people (2011) - 200 households - 72.2% literacy - 497778 PIN code ## Nawapara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawapara is 497778. Nawapara falls in Chhura sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497778 - Gram panchayat Nawapara - Community development block Chhura - Census village code 445226 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawapara from nearby towns? - Chhura (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Raipur (district HQ) 60 km by road - Chhura (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawapara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Nawapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Sub post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhura - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nawapara known for? About 49% of the 549 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nawapara Of every 100 households in Nawapara in 2011, 41 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawapara · ■ Chhura rural average - Electricity for lighting 41% 71% - Toilet within the home 5% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 87% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 7% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 41% 70% - Television 15% 19% - Mobile phone 14% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 15% 27% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawapara? ■ Nawapara · ■ Chhura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 72.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 1031 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1386 956 - Working population 37.4% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 60.5% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 13 (4%) · ■ Marginal 247 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhura - Surungpani 864 people - Sankara 839 people - Kothigaon 834 people - Hirabatar 832 people - Amethi 789 people - Medkidabari 774 people - Kanfad 772 people - Fingeshwari 747 people All 167 villages in Chhura ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawapara? 497778 - How far is Nawapara from Raipur? 60 km by road - What is the population of Nawapara? 799 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawapara in? Raipur district (Chhura sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawapara? 72.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/chhura/nawapara-445226/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.