Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Ban Nawagaon Ban Nawagaon is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491661. The 2011 Census counted 1,096 people in 226 households, the 51st largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,096 people (2011) - 226 households - 79.2% literacy - 491661 PIN code ## Ban Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ban Nawagaon is 491661. Ban Nawagaon falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491661 - Gram panchayat Ban Nawagaon - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 441063 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ban Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 42 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ban Nawagaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ban Nawagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khjji - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ban Nawagaon known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tivra. About 27% of the 1,145 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ban Nawagaon Of every 100 households in Ban Nawagaon in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ban Nawagaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 84% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 93% 83% - Television 15% 21% - Mobile phone 10% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 13% 18% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ban Nawagaon? ■ Ban Nawagaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.2% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 679 1008 - Working population 39.6% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 70.8% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 290 (67%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (6%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 103 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Chando 1,104 people - Ghodatalab 1,102 people - Turregarh 1,101 people - Dhangaon 1,098 people - Khursi Tikul 1,096 people - Job 1,088 people - Chirchari Khurd 1,080 people - Mahrum 1,059 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ban Nawagaon? 491661 - How far is Ban Nawagaon from Rajnandgaon? 42 km by road - What is the population of Ban Nawagaon? 1,096 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ban Nawagaon in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ban Nawagaon? 79.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/ban-nawagaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.