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

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Village · Baramulla, Baramula 

# Nowrang

Nowrang is a village in Baramulla sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 47 households**, the 41st largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 305people (2011)
- 47households
- 54.6%literacy
- 794females per 1,000 males

## Nowrang PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBulbul Abad
- Community development blockBaramulla
- Census village code002441

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

## How far is Nowrang from nearby towns?

- Baramulla (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Baramulla (district HQ)20 km by road
- Baramulla (nearest town)20 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 Nowrang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nowrang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalpora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baramulla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramulla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 5 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 Nowrang known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. Products made here include kangari and carpet. About 76% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Nowrang

Of every 100 households in Nowrang in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nowrang · ■ Baramulla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**24%

Tap water ****96%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**67%

Use banking services ****47%**

**57%

Television ****32%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Nowrang?

■ Nowrang · ■ Baramulla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**914

Working population ****48.9%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 42.5% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 36 (24%) · **■** Marginal 113 (76%)

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

- Kalander Pora585 people
- Sadi Pora455 people
- Nawgam425 people
- Puna Cheter334 people
- Weri Nar251 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nowrang from Baramulla?20 km by road
- What is the population of Nowrang?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nowrang in?Baramula district (Baramulla sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Nowrang?54.6% (Census 2011)