Village · Chhuikhadan, Rajnandgaon
# Newas Pur

Newas Pur is a village in Chhuikhadan sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491888. The 2011 Census counted 1,039 people in 243 households, the 47th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.
- 1,039 people (2011)
- 243 households
- 62.0% literacy
- 491888 PIN code

## Newas Pur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Newas Pur is 491888. Newas Pur falls in Chhuikhadan sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491888
- Gram panchayat Barbaspur
- Community development block Chhuikhadan
- Census village code 440138

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Newas Pur from nearby towns?
- Chhuikhadan (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Gandai (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Newas Pur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Newas Pur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gandai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Gandai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Parpodi
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Newas Pur known for?

About 88% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Newas Pur

Of every 100 households in Newas Pur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Newas Pur · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 84%
- Toilet within the home 0% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 61% 57%
- Television 7% 21%
- Mobile phone 4% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 63% 28%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Newas Pur?

■ Newas Pur · ■ Chhuikhadan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 66.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1057 996
- Working population 51.3% 54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 117 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 151 (28%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 257 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chhuikhadan
- Jamgaon 1,085 people
- Manpur 1,077 people
- Pandariya 1,067 people
- Nachaniya 1,063 people
- Koparo 1,038 people
- Laxmanpur 1,029 people
- Silpatti 1,028 people
- Kotra 1,022 people

All 261 villages in Chhuikhadan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Newas Pur? 491888
- How far is Newas Pur from Rajnandgaon? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Newas Pur? 1,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Newas Pur in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuikhadan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Newas Pur? 62.0% (Census 2011)

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