Village · Surajpur, Surguja # Nawgai Nawgai is a village in Surajpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 1,168 people in 252 households, the 72nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 1,168 people (2011) - 252 households - 44.0% literacy - 497231 PIN code ## Nawgai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawgai is 497231. Nawgai falls in Surajpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497231 - Gram panchayat Nawgai - Community development block Surajpur - Census village code 432610 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawgai from nearby towns? - Surajpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 52 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawgai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Nawgai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Basdei - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Surajpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 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 Nawgai known for? About 73% of the 344 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 Nawgai Of every 100 households in Nawgai in 2011, 61 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawgai · ■ Surajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 64% - Toilet within the home 3% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 8% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 47% 63% - Television 6% 19% - Mobile phone 17% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 25% 22% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawgai? ■ Nawgai · ■ Surajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.0% 61.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 947 954 - Working population 39.1% 44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.0% for men and 34.0% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 122 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 131 (29%) · ■ Other work 37 (8%) · ■ Marginal 167 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajpur - Sarma 1,238 people - Jhumarpara 1,199 people - Brajnagar 1,188 people - Jobaga 1,175 people - Mani 1,167 people - Ajabnagar 1,162 people - Kanakpur 1,154 people - Kasalgiri 1,147 people All 119 villages in Surajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawgai? 497231 - How far is Nawgai from Ambikapur? 52 km by road - What is the population of Nawgai? 1,168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawgai in? Surguja district (Surajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawgai? 44.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/surajpur/nawgai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.