# Nawgam Village, Baramulla, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Baramulla, Baramula 

# Nawgam

Nawgam is a village in Baramulla sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 70 households**, the 39th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 425people (2011)
- 70households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Nawgam PIN code and other codes

Nawgam falls in Baramulla sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatNadihal
- Community development blockBaramulla
- Census village code002411

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nawgam from nearby towns?

- Baramulla (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)13 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)13 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 Nawgam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Nawgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Nawgam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and fruit**. Products made here include carpet. About 80% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Nawgam

Of every 100 households in Nawgam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Nawgam · ■ Baramulla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**67%

Use banking services ****46%**

**57%

Television ****47%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

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 Nawgam?

■ Nawgam · ■ Baramulla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1360**

**914

Working population ****27.1%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 60.9% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (49%) · **■** Marginal 57 (50%)

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 Baramulla

- Tari Pora Wansaran647 people
- Haji Bal609 people
- Kalander Pora585 people
- Sadi Pora455 people
- Puna Cheter334 people
- Nowrang305 people
- Weri Nar251 people

[All 42 villages in Baramulla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/baramulla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nawgam from Baramulla?13 km by road
- What is the population of Nawgam?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawgam in?Baramula district (Baramulla sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Nawgam?71.6% (Census 2011)