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About Nowgam Village

Nowgam is one of the larger villages in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,836, made up of 2,996 males and 2,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nowgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nowgam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Area (hectares) 83.8 hectares
Population 5,836
Male Population 2,996
Female Population 2,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nowgam compares

By the 2011 count Nowgam is the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 83.8 hectares work out to about 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nowgam

Nowgam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nowgam 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 Nowgam from other places

Nowgam lies about 46 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 2.0 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 Nowgam
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 2.0 km
Nearest town Badāmibāgh 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 29 km
District headquarters Bandipore 46 km

Villages closest to 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 Nowgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nowgam village had a population of 5,836. That makes it the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Nowgam village has 2,996 males and 2,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nowgam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Nowgam covers 83.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nowgam is Srinagar Railway Station, about 2.0 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 village for Nowgam.

Nowgam is about 46 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nowgam is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Srinagar Railway Station is about 2.0 km away. Badāmibāgh is about 5.6 km away. Sonawari is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kani Pora (under 2 km), Zani Pora (under 2 km) and Zal Pora (7.5 km).

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

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