Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 948 people in 168 households, the 78th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 948 people (2011) - 168 households - 76.0% literacy - 491445 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 491445. Nawagaon falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491445 - Gram panchayat Kolihapuri - Community development block Dongargarh - Census village code 440704 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 28 km by road - Dongargarh (nearest town) 13 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 under 5 km · Medha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 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 Nawagaon known for? About 89% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 91% - Toilet within the home 33% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 67% 78% - Tap water 1% 12% - Drinking water within premises 8% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 94% 71% - Television 33% 32% - Mobile phone 37% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 10% 17% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.0% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 883 959 - Working population 59.6% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 309 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 142 (25%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 59 (10%) · ■ Marginal 54 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh - Bhaisra 1,009 people - Bhanpuri 1,003 people - Jhinjhari 971 people - Khalari 951 people - Khursipar 944 people - Khaira 922 people - Chauthna 906 people - Paniyajab 904 people All 178 villages in Dongargarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 491445 - How far is Nawagaon from Rajnandgaon? 28 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 948 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 76.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/nawagaon-440704/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.