# Nowgam Village, Sonawari, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/nowgam/ Village · Sonawari, Bandipore # Nowgam Nowgam is a village in Sonawari sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193501**. The 2011 Census counted **5,836 people in 776 households**, the 6th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.4%. - 5,836people (2011) - 776households - 30.2%literacy - 193501PIN code ## Nowgam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nowgam is 193501.** Nowgam falls in Sonawari sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193501 - Gram panchayatNowgam A - Community development blockSumbal - Census village code002802 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nowgam from nearby towns? - Sonawari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bandipora (district HQ)35 km by road - Sumbal (nearest town)5 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nowgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipora - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sumbal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 known for? About 56% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Of every 100 households in Nowgam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nowgam · ■ Sonawari rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****27%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **20% Tap water ****7%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****40%** **43% Television ****30%** **51% Mobile phone ****58%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****18%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **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? ■ Nowgam · ■ Sonawari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****30.2%** **45.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792** **856 Working population ****37.1%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 40.9% for men and 19.3% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 607 (28%) · **■** Other work 127 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,147 (53%) 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 Sonawari - Sadhunara Hasti Khan8,674 people - Naid Khi8,166 people - Gundi Sader Koot7,152 people - Shah Gund7,044 people - Bahar Abad5,254 people - Kosum Bagh4,965 people - Asham4,841 people - Hilal Abad4,723 people [All 52 villages in Sonawari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/sonawari/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nowgam?193501 - How far is Nowgam from Bandipora?35 km by road - What is the population of Nowgam?5,836 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowgam in?Bandipore district (Sonawari sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nowgam?30.2% (Census 2011)