# Nawalgaon Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Nawalgaon

Nawalgaon is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 224 households**, the 37th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 987people (2011)
- 224households
- 63.3%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Nawalgaon PIN code and other codes

Nawalgaon falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487697

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nawalgaon from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)7 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 Nawalgaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nawalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Nawalgaon known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 77% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Nawalgaon

Of every 100 households in Nawalgaon in 2011, 55 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nawalgaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**51%

Television ****35%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Nawalgaon?

■ Nawalgaon · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**904

Working population ****30.1%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 46.3% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (22%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 51 (17%)

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 Sohagpur

- Barwani1,037 people
- Gopal Pur1,036 people
- Kohani1,021 people
- Guram Khedi995 people
- Sonsar Kheda982 people
- Sankala978 people
- Pamali961 people
- Ajera951 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nawalgaon from Hoshangabad?57 km by road
- What is the population of Nawalgaon?987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawalgaon in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nawalgaon?63.3% (Census 2011)