# Nowgam Kandi Village, Kreeri, Baramula (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/kreeri/nowgam-kandi/ Village · Kreeri, Baramula # Nowgam Kandi Nowgam Kandi is a village in Kreeri sub-district of Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 160 households**, the 25th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,083people (2011) - 160households - 67.5%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Nowgam Kandi PIN code and other codes Nowgam Kandi falls in Kreeri sub-district, Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatLari Dora - Community development blockWagura - Census village code002499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nowgam Kandi from nearby towns? - Kreeri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Baramulla (district HQ)25 km by road - Baramulla (nearest town)25 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 Kandi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Nowgam Kandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandoosa - ○Degree college10+ km · Baramula - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baramula - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kandi known for? The main crops are **paddy and maiza**. Products made here include kangri, furniture and carpet. About 80% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Kandi Of every 100 households in Nowgam Kandi in 2011, 78 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nowgam Kandi · ■ Kreeri rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **90% Toilet within the home ****82%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **28% Tap water ****81%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****66%** **53% Television ****26%** **31% Mobile phone ****42%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **22% 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 Kandi? ■ Nowgam Kandi · ■ Kreeri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **886 Working population ****24.2%** **25.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 56.8% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 28 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 89 (34%) · **■** Marginal 137 (52%) 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 Kreeri - Duda Bug1,274 people - Sulta Pora Kandi1,209 people - Hail Jagir1,201 people - Nalasar1,169 people - Sheikh Pora996 people - Wulraman950 people - Darahu Frasta Wari936 people - Wari Pora Bala935 people [All 50 villages in Kreeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/baramula/kreeri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nowgam Kandi from Baramulla?25 km by road - What is the population of Nowgam Kandi?1,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowgam Kandi in?Baramula district (Kreeri sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nowgam Kandi?67.5% (Census 2011)