Nowgam
Verinag block · Anantnag district, Jammu And Kashmir · PIN 192211 · village code 3866
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 5,751 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 2,237 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
5,751
Male / female
2,983 / 2,768
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
928
Children aged 0–6
1,393
Literacy rate
51.5%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
0 / 18
Working population
1,786
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
57.9%
Households
734
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Nowgam A panchayat's return.
Primary school nearest 1 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Van
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre
PHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
Separately located
Farming
Farm households
230
Non-farm households
40
Share of households farming, 2020
85%
Net sown area
42 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
42 / 13 / 6
Main irrigation source
Canals
Location
33.5270, 75.2687 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Nigeenpora · Nipora · Now Bugh · Now Gam · Nunwani · Ogjibalan · Ohi Bamdoora · Ohpaison