About Nawgam Village

Nawgam is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,885, made up of 3,283 males and 1,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 488 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawgam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193222
Area (hectares)	205.6 hectares
Population	4,885
Male Population	3,283
Female Population	1,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	488
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 205.6 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nawgam

Nawgam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawgam 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 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 24 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	13 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	22 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	24 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	25 km

Villages closest to Nawgam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawgam village had a population of 4,885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Nawgam village has 3,283 males and 1,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawgam has about 488 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nawgam is 193222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawgam covers 205.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawgam falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nawgam is Baramula, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawgam.

Nawgam is about 24 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawgam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 13 km away. Bāramūla is about 22 km away. Kupwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.