Geographic Location of Nowgam

The village Nowgam is located in Shahbad Bala Tahsil of Anantnag District in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is governed by Now Gam Shah Abad A B Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shahabad Community Development Block. The nearest town is Verinag, which is about 3 kilometers away from Nowgam.

Travel and Communication for Nowgam

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Nowgam,
Anantnag,
Jammu and Kashmir, India
PIN - 192212

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Nowgam

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A brief summary of available data for Nowgam is given below:

Social Structure of Nowgam

As per available data from the year 2009, 5751 persons live in 734 house holds in the village Nowgam. There are 2768 female individuals and 2983 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.13% and males constitute 51.87% of the total population.

There are 18 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 14 are males. Females constitute 22.22% and males constitute 77.78% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.31% of the total population.

Population density of Nowgam is 1448.61 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Nowgam

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Total area of Nowgam is 397 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 288.1 ha. About 172 ha is un-irrigated area. About 116.1 ha is irrigated area. About 116.1 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 50.6 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 58.3 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Nowgam

There are 2 private pre-primary schools in the village Nowgam.

There are 4 government primary schools. Additionally, there are 2 private primary schools in the village Nowgam.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Nowgam.

There are no secondary schools in the village Nowgam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Verinag, which is less than 5 kms away from Nowgam.

Colleges in Nowgam

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dooru, which is 5-10 kms away from Nowgam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

Other Educational Facilities in Nowgam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Anantnag, which is more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Anantnag, which is more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Anantnag, which is more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

Healthcare Facilities in Nowgam

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Nowgam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Nowgam.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Nowgam.

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