Village · Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Durgkondal sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494665. The 2011 Census counted 238 people in 52 households, the 107th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 238 people (2011) - 52 households - 66.3% literacy - 494665 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 494665. Nawagaon falls in Durgkondal sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494665 - Gram panchayat Hanpattari - Community development block Durgkondal - Census village code 447679 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Durgkondal (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 77 km by road - Bhanupratappur (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 2 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Durgkondal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanker - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 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, maize and mustard. About 34% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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, 45 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Durgkondal rural average - Electricity for lighting 45% 51% - Toilet within the home 4% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 91% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 26% 35% - Television 11% 7% - Mobile phone 8% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 28% 29% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Durgkondal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 62.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 996 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 565 972 - Working population 62.6% 57.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 52.0% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (4%) · ■ Marginal 142 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Durgkondal - Kopakatel 243 people - Bhuski 242 people - Paliyar 242 people - Nelchang 240 people - Tumarisur 237 people - Mohgaon 235 people - Silpat 233 people - Goyanda 232 people All 150 villages in Durgkondal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 494665 - How far is Nawagaon from Kanker? 77 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Durgkondal sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 66.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/durgkondal/nawagaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.