Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja
# Nawapara

Nawapara is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 1,054 people in 284 households, the 50th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.
- 1,054 people (2011)
- 284 households
- 68.3% literacy
- 497231 PIN code

## Nawapara PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nawapara is 497231. Nawapara falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497231
- Gram panchayat Nawapara
- Community development block Bhaiyathan
- Census village code 432730

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

## How far is Nawapara from nearby towns?
- Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 54 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nawapara?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Nawapara; 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
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km · Shivprasad Nagar
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Surajpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- 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 Nawapara known for?

About 77% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nawapara

Of every 100 households in Nawapara in 2011, 35 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawapara · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 35% 60%
- Toilet within the home 1% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 83% 64%
- Television 7% 13%
- Mobile phone 6% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 28%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Nawapara?

■ Nawapara · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.3% 61.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1121 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 958
- Working population 55.4% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 55.8% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 11 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 41 (7%) · ■ Marginal 525 (90%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan
- Malga 1,090 people
- Baraul 1,081 people
- Karsu 1,058 people
- Dugga 1,054 people
- Sawan Rawan 1,051 people
- Dabaripara 1,045 people
- Tarka 1,041 people
- Kapsara 1,038 people

All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nawapara? 497231
- How far is Nawapara from Ambikapur? 54 km by road
- What is the population of Nawapara? 1,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawapara in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Nawapara? 68.3% (Census 2011)

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