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About Nawgam Village

Nawgam is a small village in Baramulla tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 207 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.8 hectares hectares.

Nawgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawgam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Baramulla
Area (hectares) 85.8 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 207
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawgam compares

By the 2011 count Nawgam is the 39th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents. Its 85.8 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Nawgam

Nawgam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawgam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nawgam from other places

Nawgam lies about 8.1 km from Baramulla, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 6.3 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 Nawgam
Nearest railway station Baramula 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baramulla 8.1 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 8.1 km

Villages closest to Nawgam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramulla 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 Nawgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawgam village had a population of 425. That makes it the 39th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents.

Nawgam village has 207 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawgam has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Nawgam covers 85.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawgam falls under Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nawgam is Baramula, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance for Nawgam.

Nawgam is about 8.1 km from Baramulla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawgam is in Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district. Baramula is about 6.3 km away. Baramulla is about 8.1 km away. Bāramūla is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagiyar (4.8 km), Shitlu (5.0 km) and Sadi Pora (6.3 km).

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

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