# Nawgam Village, Handwara, Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/nawgam/ Village · Handwara, Kupwara # Nawgam Nawgam is a village in Handwara sub-district of Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193222**. The 2011 Census counted **4,885 people in 548 households**, the 5th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 4,885people (2011) - 548households - 71.1%literacy - 193222PIN code ## Nawgam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nawgam is 193222.** Nawgam falls in Handwara sub-district, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193222 - Gram panchayatNowgam - Community development blockLanget - Census village code000263 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? - Handwara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kupwara (district HQ)40 km by road - Handwara (nearest town)19 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nawgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Handwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Handwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Handwara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 7 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 **maiza**. Products made here include carpet. About 85% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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, 95 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Nawgam · ■ Handwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **87% Toilet within the home ****51%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **36% Tap water ****26%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****62%** **59% Television ****14%** **31% Mobile phone ****60%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****22%** **19% 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 · ■ Handwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****488** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **899 Working population ****47.2%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 38.8% for women. 69% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,049 (89%) · **■** Marginal 228 (10%) 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 Handwara - Magam6,909 people - Langet6,101 people - Kandi Khas5,956 people - Nut Nusa5,082 people - Maidani Chugal4,542 people - Wilgam4,462 people - Dowlat Pora4,363 people - Hafrada3,913 people [All 199 villages in Handwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/handwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nawgam?193222 - How far is Nawgam from Kupwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Nawgam?4,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nawgam in?Kupwara district (Handwara sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nawgam?71.1% (Census 2011)