Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494336. The 2011 Census counted 968 people in 236 households, the 37th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 968 people (2011) - 236 households - 84.6% literacy - 494336 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 494336. Nawagaon falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494336 - Gram panchayat Nawagaon - Community development block Kanker - Census village code 447786 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 11 km by road - Kanker (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Nawagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanker - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanker - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 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) 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 Nawagaon known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and kulthi. About 52% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 98 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 80% - Toilet within the home 86% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 14% 84% - Tap water 4% 11% - Drinking water within premises 16% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 98% - Use banking services 30% 34% - Television 41% 24% - Mobile phone 47% 23% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 10% 19% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.6% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1118 1016 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 883 1001 - Working population 62.0% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 76.6% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 146 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 347 (58%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 56 (9%) · ■ Marginal 50 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kanker - Kirgoli 1,020 people - Petoli 993 people - Makri Singrai 975 people - Kewatintola 972 people - Makrikhuna 939 people - Aturgaon 910 people - Pandarwahi 909 people - Gotpur 906 people All 100 villages in Kanker ## Other places named Nawagaon - Nawagaon · Village, Kota, Bilaspur · 4,872 people - Nawagaon · Village, Sidhauli, Sitapur · 3,872 people - Nawa Gaon · Village, Banswara, Banswara · 3,421 people - Nawagaon · Village, Dhamdha, Durg · 2,673 people - Nawagaon · Village, Hisar, Hisar · 2,356 people - Nawa Gaon · Village, Mohammdi, Kheri · 2,287 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 494336 - How far is Nawagaon from Kanker? 11 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 968 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 84.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/nawagaon-447786/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.