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About Nowhar Village

Nowhar 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 888, made up of 452 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nowhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nowhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 191113
Area (hectares) 170.8 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 452
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nowhar compares

By the 2011 count Nowhar is the 62nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 170.8 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Nowhar

Nowhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nowhar 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. The nearest villages by name are Muher Pora, Nagam, Namthal Pora and Now Bugh. 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 Nowhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nowhar village had a population of 888. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Nowhar village has 452 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nowhar has about 965 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 Nowhar is 191113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nowhar covers 170.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Nowhar 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 Nowhar.

Nowhar 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 Nowhar today is likely to be higher.

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