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About Now Gam Village

Now Gam is a small village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 205 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.8 hectares hectares.

Now Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Now Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Pahalgam
Area (hectares) 53.8 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 205
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Now Gam compares

By the 2011 count Now Gam is the 59th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 53.8 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Now Gam

Now Gam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Now Gam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Now Gam from other places

Now Gam lies about 15 km from Anantnag. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Now Gam
District headquarters Anantnag 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pahalgam 22 km

Villages closest to Now Gam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pahalgam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Now Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Now Gam village had a population of 398. That makes it the 59th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Now Gam village has 205 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Now Gam has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Now Gam covers 53.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Now Gam falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Now Gam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Now Gam.

Now Gam is about 15 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Now Gam is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. Anantnag is about 15 km away. Pahalgam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malik Gund (under 2 km), Chandri Gam (2.3 km) and Badaran (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Now Gam today is likely to be higher.

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