# Newargaon Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/newargaon-497632/ Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat # Newargaon Newargaon is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,446 people in 730 households**, the 6th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,446people (2011) - 730households - 80.9%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Newargaon PIN code and other codes Newargaon falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLalbarra - Census village code497632 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Newargaon from nearby towns? - Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)21 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Newargaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Newargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Waraseoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Newargaon known for? The main crops are **dhan**. About 69% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Newargaon Of every 100 households in Newargaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Newargaon · ■ Lalbarra rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **72% Toilet within the home ****25%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **86% Tap water ****11%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **95% Use banking services ****71%** **45% Television ****34%** **16% Mobile phone ****39%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****14%** **24% Own their home ****97%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Newargaon? ■ Newargaon · ■ Lalbarra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1015 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **939 Working population ****57.4%** **54.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 398 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 425 (21%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (12%) · **■** Marginal 903 (46%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Lalbarra - Mohgaon5,536 people - Jam5,530 people - Kanki4,174 people - Katangjhari3,665 people - Dhapera3,103 people - Nilji3,061 people - Pathri2,856 people - Dadiya2,798 people [All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Newargaon from Balaghat?21 km by road - What is the population of Newargaon?3,446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Newargaon in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Newargaon?80.9% (Census 2011)