Village · Shopian, Shupiyan # Nowgam Nowgam is a village in Shopian sub-district of Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 192303. The 2011 Census counted 1,387 people in 224 households, the 52nd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 1,387 people (2011) - 224 households - 63.0% literacy - 192303 PIN code ## Nowgam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nowgam is 192303. Nowgam falls in Shopian sub-district, Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 192303 - Gram panchayat Nowgam - Community development block Shopiyan - Census village code 003501 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nowgam from nearby towns? - Sshopian (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Shopian (district HQ) 10 km by road - Shopiyan (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nowgam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nowgam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shopian - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shopian - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shopian - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nowgam known for? The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nowgam Of every 100 households in Nowgam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Nowgam · ■ Shopian rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 83% - Toilet within the home 50% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 36% - Tap water 59% 72% - Drinking water within premises 23% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 60% 52% - Television 41% 45% - Mobile phone 80% 76% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 6% 11% - Car / jeep / van 5% 8% - None of these assets 9% 9% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nowgam? ■ Nowgam · ■ Shopian rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.0% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1034 882 - Working population 33.2% 32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 196 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (2%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 132 (29%) · ■ Marginal 120 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shopian - Barah Bugh 1,460 people - Maishah War 1,433 people - Balah Pora 1,402 people - Watho 1,397 people - Nara Pora 1,376 people - Reshi Pora 1,374 people - Kach Dorah 1,363 people - Sandho Shermal 1,348 people All 229 villages in Shopian ## Other places named Nowgam - Nowgam · Village, Sonawari, Bandipore · 5,836 people - Now Gam · Town, Srinagar · 2,490 people - Nowgam · Village, Nandigam, Srikakulam · 1,363 people - Nowgam · Village, Marwah, Kishtwar · 415 people - Now Gam · Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag · 398 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nowgam? 192303 - How far is Nowgam from Shopian? 10 km by road - What is the population of Nowgam? 1,387 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nowgam in? Shupiyan district (Shopian sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Nowgam? 63.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/shupiyan/shopian/nowgam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.