Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Nawagaon Nawagaon is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494334. The 2011 Census counted 576 people in 139 households, the 61st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 576 people (2011) - 139 households - 78.4% literacy - 494334 PIN code ## Nawagaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nawagaon is 494334. Nawagaon falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494334 - Gram panchayat Nawagaon - Community development block Kanker - Census village code 447851 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nawagaon from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 3 km by road - Kanker (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nawagaon? 9 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 - ● 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kanker - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kanker - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kanker - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Nawagaon known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and kulthi. About 41% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 80 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nawagaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 80% - Toilet within the home 8% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 84% - Tap water 1% 11% - Drinking water within premises 37% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 100% 34% - Television 14% 24% - Mobile phone 10% 23% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 4% 19% - 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 Nawagaon? ■ Nawagaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1016 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1105 1001 - Working population 59.9% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 72.8% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 179 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 90 (26%) · ■ Household industry 18 (5%) · ■ Other work 12 (3%) · ■ Marginal 46 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kanker - Albeda 607 people - Ichchhapur 603 people - Gaurgaon 593 people - Sureli 590 people - Iradah 572 people - Barchegondi 561 people - Kulgaon 555 people - Muddongari 552 people All 100 villages in Kanker ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawagaon? 494334 - How far is Nawagaon from Kanker? 3 km by road - What is the population of Nawagaon? 576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawagaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Nawagaon? 78.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/nawagaon-447851/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.