Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Gund Nowgam Gund Nowgam is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 193501. The 2011 Census counted 1,916 people in 263 households, the 33rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 1,916 people (2011) - 263 households - 36.7% literacy - 193501 PIN code ## Gund Nowgam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gund Nowgam is 193501. Gund Nowgam falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 193501 - Gram panchayat Nowgam A - Community development block Sumbal - Census village code 002801 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gund Nowgam from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ) 35 km by road - Sumbal (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gund Nowgam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gund Nowgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sumbal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bandipora - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sumbal - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gund Nowgam known for? About 82% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gund Nowgam Of every 100 households in Gund Nowgam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gund Nowgam · ■ Sonawari rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 95% - Toilet within the home 67% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 20% - Tap water 75% 62% - Drinking water within premises 17% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 18% 43% - Television 42% 51% - Mobile phone 51% 66% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 2% 4% - None of these assets 17% 14% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gund Nowgam? ■ Gund Nowgam · ■ Sonawari rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 36.7% 45.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 820 856 - Working population 67.2% 40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.1% for men and 22.4% for women. 64% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (0%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 32 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1,246 (97%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sonawari - Gund Khalil 2,164 people - Gundi Boon 2,067 people - Shadi Pora 2,021 people - Gada Khud 2,007 people - Siri Hari Karan Gund 1,729 people - Najin 1,370 people - Kani Pora 1,094 people - Siri Hari Gund Ghat 1,082 people All 52 villages in Sonawari ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gund Nowgam? 193501 - How far is Gund Nowgam from Bandipora? 35 km by road - What is the population of Gund Nowgam? 1,916 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gund Nowgam in? Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Gund Nowgam? 36.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/gund-nowgam/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.