Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491557. The 2011 Census counted 757 people in 120 households, the 107th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 757 people (2011) - 120 households - 67.5% literacy - 491557 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 491557. Nawagaon falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491557 - Gram panchayat Pinkapar - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 440876 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 48 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside 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 - ● 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 · Rangitola - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chhuriya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nawagaon known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and tivra. About 81% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nawagaon Of every 100 households in Nawagaon in 2011, 92 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 84% - Toilet within the home 71% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 29% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 11% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 100% 83% - Television 27% 21% - Mobile phone 47% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 8% 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 Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1068 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1133 1008 - Working population 73.8% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 60.9% for women. 75% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 172 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (7%) · ■ Other work 18 (3%) · ■ Marginal 329 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Karegaon 770 people - Nandiya Khurd 769 people - Jhithra Tola 767 people - Parewadeeh 758 people - Bisahu Tola 753 people - Barbaspur 752 people - Pandrapani 752 people - Kumarra Chhuriya 750 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 491557 - How far is Nawagaon from Rajnandgaon? 48 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 757 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 67.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/nawagaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.