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About Nuch Gam Village

Nuch Gam is a small village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 222 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nuch Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nuch Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 222
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nuch Gam compares

By the 2011 count Nuch Gam is the 74th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Nuch Gam

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

How far is Nuch Gam from other places

Nuch Gam lies about under 2 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 2.9 km away. 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 Nuch Gam
District headquarters Badgam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 2.9 km
Nearest town Soyībug 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 11 km

Villages closest to Nuch Gam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khansahib 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 Nuch Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nuch Gam village had a population of 430. That makes it the 74th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Nuch Gam village has 222 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nuch Gam has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Nuch Gam is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nuch Gam covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nuch Gam falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nuch Gam is Badgam station, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nuch Gam.

Nuch Gam is about under 2 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nuch Gam is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Badgam is about under 2 km away. Badgam station is about 2.9 km away. Soyībug is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurweth Khurd (under 2 km), Doru (3.9 km) and Kanora (5.1 km).

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

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