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About Gund Nowgam Village

Gund Nowgam is a mid sized village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,916, made up of 975 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gund Nowgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gund Nowgam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Area (hectares) 131.1 hectares
Population 1,916
Male Population 975
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gund Nowgam compares

By the 2011 count Gund Nowgam is the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 131.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gund Nowgam

Gund Nowgam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gund Nowgam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gund Nowgam from other places

Gund Nowgam lies about 40 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Gund Nowgam
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Soyībug 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 20 km
District headquarters Bandipore 40 km

Villages closest to Gund Nowgam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonawari 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 Gund Nowgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gund Nowgam village had a population of 1,916. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Gund Nowgam village has 975 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gund Nowgam has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gund Nowgam is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gund Nowgam covers 131.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gund Nowgam falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gund Nowgam is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Gund Nowgam.

Gund Nowgam is about 40 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gund Nowgam is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Soyībug is about 3.7 km away. Sonawari is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundi Balakh (under 2 km), Gundi Boon (under 2 km) and Gundi Sader Koot (under 2 km).

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

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