# Nowgam Kothar Village, Shangus, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/nowgam-kothar/ Village · Shangus, Anantnag # Nowgam Kothar Nowgam Kothar is a village in Shangus sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **192201**. The 2011 Census counted **5,682 people in 1,041 households**, the 3rd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 5,682people (2011) - 1,041households - 73.2%literacy - 192201PIN code ## Nowgam Kothar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nowgam Kothar is 192201.** Nowgam Kothar falls in Shangus sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code192201 - Gram panchayatNowgam-A+B - Community development blockShangus - Census village code003760 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nowgam Kothar from nearby towns? - Shangus (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)13 km by road - Anantnag (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Nowgam Kothar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Nowgam Kothar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Utrasu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nowgam Kothar known for? The main crops are **rice, maiza and oil seed**. Products made here include carpet and blanket. About 78% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Nowgam Kothar Of every 100 households in Nowgam Kothar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Nowgam Kothar · ■ Shangus rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **72% Toilet within the home ****40%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **39% Tap water ****30%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **88% Use banking services ****68%** **71% Television ****56%** **30% Mobile phone ****82%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Nowgam Kothar? ■ Nowgam Kothar · ■ Shangus rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762** **791 Working population ****30.9%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 59.8% for women. 39% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 431 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (2%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 645 (37%) · **■** Marginal 614 (35%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shangus - Uttarsoo8,725 people - Chhatar Gul6,345 people - Chakil Pora4,052 people - Kot Hair3,593 people - Reni Pora3,509 people - Datho Nag Narin3,427 people [All 25 villages in Shangus](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/shangus/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nowgam Kothar?192201 - How far is Nowgam Kothar from Anantnag?13 km by road - What is the population of Nowgam Kothar?5,682 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowgam Kothar in?Anantnag district (Shangus sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nowgam Kothar?73.2% (Census 2011)