Village · Manpur, Rajnandgaon # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Manpur sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491229. The 2011 Census counted 1,089 people in 243 households, the 16th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,089 people (2011) - 243 households - 73.1% literacy - 491229 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 491229. Nawagaon falls in Manpur sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491229 - Gram panchayat Nawagaon - Community development block Manpur - Census village code 441532 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Manpur (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 165 km by road - Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 100 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 11 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Aoundhi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 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) 12 h summer · 16 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 and maize. About 30% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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, 43 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Manpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 43% 69% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 62% 80% - Television 5% 14% - Mobile phone 5% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 29% 21% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Manpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.1% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 849 983 - Working population 58.4% 55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 63.0% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 433 (68%) · ■ Farm labourers 40 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 19 (3%) · ■ Marginal 143 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Manpur - Ghotiya 1,232 people - Bhawasa 1,224 people - Dokla 1,170 people - Sitagaon 1,169 people - Hathra 1,079 people - Kandadi 1,028 people - Sambalpur 1,008 people - Palebhatti 998 people All 170 villages in Manpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 491229 - How far is Nawagaon from Rajnandgaon? 165 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 1,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Rajnandgaon district (Manpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 73.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/manpur/nawagaon-441532/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.