Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon
# Nawagaon Kanwar

Nawagaon Kanwar is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495454. The 2011 Census counted 596 people in 156 households, the 134th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.
- 596 people (2011)
- 156 households
- 80.1% literacy
- 495454 PIN code

## Nawagaon Kanwar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nawagaon Kanwar is 495454. Nawagaon Kanwar falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495454
- Gram panchayat Chichka
- Community development block Khairagarh
- Census village code 440333

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

## How far is Nawagaon Kanwar from nearby towns?
- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nawagaon Kanwar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nawagaon Kanwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Padadha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khairagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 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 hand pumps, canal / river 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 Nawagaon Kanwar known for?

About 67% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nawagaon Kanwar

Of every 100 households in Nawagaon Kanwar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nawagaon Kanwar · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 87%
- Toilet within the home 8% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 77%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 98% 62%
- Television 9% 32%
- Mobile phone 12% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 21%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Nawagaon Kanwar?

■ Nawagaon Kanwar · ■ Khairagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.1% 70.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 1024
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 996
- Working population 59.4% 56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 73.9% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 18 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 14 (4%) · ■ Marginal 319 (90%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh
- Mudpar 608 people
- Sarangpur 605 people
- Changurda 602 people
- Achholi 599 people
- Dholiyakanhar 567 people
- Kaudiya 567 people
- Gumanpur 563 people
- Khapri Sirdar 556 people

All 226 villages in Khairagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nawagaon Kanwar? 495454
- How far is Nawagaon Kanwar from Rajnandgaon? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Nawagaon Kanwar? 596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawagaon Kanwar in? Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon Kanwar? 80.1% (Census 2011)

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