# Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir 

# Nowshehra

Nowshehra is a sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. At the 2011 Census it had **89,416 people**, 1 town and 56 villages (52 inhabited). The largest village is Lambehri (6,150 people).

- 89,416people (2011)
- 56villages
- 1towns
- 80.1%literacy

## Population of Nowshehra compared with Rajouri

■ Nowshehra · ■ Rajouri district

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**860

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**865

Working population ****36.6%**

**45.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nowshehra

Of every 100 households in Nowshehra in 2011, 89 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nowshehra · ■ Rajouri district

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****41%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**80%

Use banking services ****82%**

**65%

Television ****49%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Nowshehra

- Nowshehra10,408 people

## Largest villages in Nowshehra

- Lambehri · 6,150 people
- Nunial · 5,344 people
- Narian · 4,896 people
- Chovki Handan · 4,129 people
- Rajal · 2,774 people
- Raj Pur Kamila · 2,445 people
- Hunjana Khanka · 2,441 people
- Bohani · 2,361 people
- Laroka · 2,357 people
- Mangal Devi · 2,277 people
- Dharat · 2,253 people
- Lam · 1,919 people
- Potha · 1,881 people
- Kalsian · 1,880 people
- Singh Pura · 1,836 people
- Dundersar · 1,827 people

[All 56 villages in Nowshehra →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nowshehra?56 (52 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nowshehra in?Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the population of Nowshehra?89,416 (Census 2011)