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About Now Bugh Village

Now Bugh is a mid sized village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 882 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Now Bugh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Now Bugh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 191113
Area (hectares) 299.5 hectares
Population 1,761
Male Population 882
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Now Bugh compares

By the 2011 count Now Bugh is the 32nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 299.5 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Now Bugh

Now Bugh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Now Bugh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahnoor, Malik Gund, Muher Pora and Nagam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bugh

As per the Census of India 2011, Now Bugh village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Now Bugh village has 882 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Now Bugh has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Now Bugh is 191113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Now Bugh covers 299.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Now Bugh falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Now Bugh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Now Bugh.

Now Bugh is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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