About Nowgam Village

Nowgam is a small village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 199 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, 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	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Marwah
Pincode	182205
Area (hectares)	438.3 hectares
Population	415
Male Population	199
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nowgam compares

By the 2011 count Nowgam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 438.3 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nowgam

Nowgam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nowgam as Available within 10+ 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 Nowgam from other places

Nowgam lies about 39 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 49 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
Tehsil headquarters	Marwah	26 km
District headquarters	Kishtwar	39 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	39 km
Nearest railway station	Hiller Shahabad	49 km

Villages closest to Nowgam

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

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Common questions about Nowgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nowgam village had a population of 415. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Nowgam village has 199 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nowgam has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nowgam is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nowgam covers 438.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nowgam falls under Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nowgam is Hiller Shahabad, about 49 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nowgam.

Nowgam is about 39 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nowgam is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district. Marwah is about 26 km away. Kishtwar is about 39 km away. Kishtwār is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.