Nowgaon is a city and a municipality

Municipality

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 in Chhatarpur district

Chhatarpur District

Chhatarpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The town of Chhatarpur is the district headquarters.-Geography:Chattarpur district located at 24.06° & 25.20°N 78.59° & 80.26° E respectively...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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Demographics

As of the 2001 India census

Census

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, Nowgaon had a population of 33,024. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nowgaon has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 65%. In Nowgaon, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.