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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
nilendri nagesh
Contact: 97****9094
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- LGD code
- 445567
- Pincode
- 493890
- Post office
- Deobhog
- Population
- 1,034
- Households
- 284
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1031 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 630
Census 2011 · in context
How Nawagaon compares
By population, Nawagaon ranks #38 of 94 villages in Devbhog mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.7%
−1.9% vs mandal average
- Nawagaon
- 45.7%
- Devbhog mandal
- 47.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+6 vs mandal average
- Nawagaon
- 1,031
- Devbhog mandal
- 1,025
Household size
people per home
3.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Nawagaon
- 3.6
- Devbhog mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nawagaon at a glance
Nawagaon is a village of 1,034 people in 284 households (Census 2011) in Devbhog tehsil, Gariyaband district, Chhattisgarh, the 38th-largest of 94 villages in Devbhog tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493890, served by Deobhog post office; the LGD village code is 445567. The sarpanch is nilendri nagesh , and the village votes in Kondagaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lata Usendi. The population is estimated at 1,219 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nawagaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 205
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARBAHLI
- Total area (ha)
- 542.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.45
- Forest area (ha)
- 41.52
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nawagaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nawagaon
- LGD code
- 445567
- Pincode
- 493890
- Post office
- Deobhog
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,034
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,219
- Households
- 284
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1031
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bastar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kondagaon
- Member of Parliament
- Mahesh Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lata Usendi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- nilendri nagesh
- Block / Mandal
- Devbhog
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Other villages in Devbhog mandal
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- Mudagaon
- Girsul
- Sinapali
- Latapara
- Jhakharpara
- Madagaon
- Chichiya
- Kadlimuda
- Diwanmuda
- Gadaghat
- Dumar Bahal
- Sitlijor
- Dhaurakot
- Mungjhar
- Khutgaon
- Mahulkot
- Badigaon
- Kumhdai Kalan
- Kaitpadar
- Karachia
- Mokhaguda
- Kumhdaikhurd
- Gangrajpur
- Bhathra Bahli
- Dohel
- Gohrapadar
- Jhiripani
- Ghogher
- Nishtiguda
- Supebeda
- Barbahli
- Karlaguda
- Barkani
- Gohekela
- Sendmuda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)