# Nowgam Village, Marwah, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Marwah, Kishtwar 

# Nowgam

Nowgam is a village in Marwah sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182205**. The 2011 Census counted **415 people in 80 households**, the 25th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 415people (2011)
- 80households
- 66.4%literacy
- 182205PIN code

## Nowgam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nowgam is 182205.** Nowgam falls in Marwah sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182205
- Gram panchayatNopachi
- Community development blockMarwah
- Census village code004740

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?

- Marwah (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kistwar (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Aftee
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 20% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nowgam · ■ Marwah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**69%

Tap water ****97%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****80%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**48%

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 · ■ Marwah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**904

Working population ****49.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 50.8% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 79 (39%) · **■** Other work 28 (14%) · **■** Marginal 98 (48%)

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 Marwah

- Gumri578 people
- Sukhnai508 people
- Hanzal472 people
- Mungli466 people
- Dharie362 people
- Rekenwas244 people

[All 27 villages in Marwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/marwah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nowgam?182205
- How far is Nowgam from Kishtwar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Nowgam?415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nowgam in?Kishtwar district (Marwah sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Nowgam?66.4% (Census 2011)