Village · Sitapur, Surguja # Nawapara Nawapara is a village in Sitapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497111. The 2011 Census counted 1,258 people in 260 households, the 34th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%. - 1,258 people (2011) - 260 households - 58.0% literacy - 497111 PIN code ## Nawapara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawapara is 497111. Nawapara falls in Sitapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497111 - Gram panchayat Nawapara - Community development block Sitapur - Census village code 433464 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawapara from nearby towns? - Sitapur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 67 km by road - Sitapur (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawapara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Nawapara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhusu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sitapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ 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) 6 h summer · 6 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? The main crops are paddy, maize and pigeon pea. About 77% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 66 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawapara · ■ Sitapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 63% - Toilet within the home 2% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 90% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 5% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 37% 40% - Television 5% 11% - Mobile phone 28% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 30% - 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 Nawapara? ■ Nawapara · ■ Sitapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 60.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 1012 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 982 - Working population 64.1% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 44.3% for women. 62% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 336 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (3%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 12 (1%) · ■ Marginal 423 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sitapur - Khadadorna 1,373 people - Belgaon 1,361 people - Dharampur 1,344 people - Banshipur 1,287 people - Lichirma 1,208 people - Dhekidoli 1,151 people - Bagdoli 1,136 people - Erand 1,136 people All 51 villages in Sitapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawapara? 497111 - How far is Nawapara from Ambikapur? 67 km by road - What is the population of Nawapara? 1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawapara in? Surguja district (Sitapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawapara? 58.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/sitapur/nawapara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.