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	==Religion==		==Religion==
	People mostly follow [[Islam]]. There is a shrine of '''Baba Naseeb Din Gazi''' who was from [[Iraq]].		People mostly follow [[Islam]]. There is a shrine of '''Baba Naseeb Din Gazi''' who was from [[Iraq]].
	~~There was once majority of~~ [[Kashmiri Pandits]] ~~who~~ migrated to other places during the ~~terrorism~~ in the late 1980s and continued till the 1990s.		Once there were [[Kashmiri Pandits]] but migrated to other places during the insurgency in the late 1980s and continued till the 1990s, still there are some Hindu families residing who never left even after the insurgency.

	==Occupation==		==Occupation==
	Majority of people here are government employees. Mostly teachers and professors in [[government]] buildings.		Majority of people here are government employees. Mostly teachers and professors in [[government]] buildings.
	Agriculture also plays an important role in the lives of some farmers. Minority of people work in shops, hotels and road transport.		Agriculture also plays an important role in the lives of some farmers. Minority of people work in shops, hotels and road transport.


	==Education==		==Education==
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kulgam]] (formerly with [[Anantnag District]])
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
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'''Chowgam''' is a village in [[Kulgam district]], having its block in [[Qazigund]] of [[Anantnag district]]. It is located {{cvt|8|km}} from its main district [[Kulgam]], and {{cvt|3|km}} from its block [[Qazigund]] and {{cvt|20|km}} from district [[Anantnag]]. It is one of the oldest villages in [[Kashmir Valley]]. It's among the highly literate villages of valley. Villages that depend on it are Churat, Sopat, Bonigam and many other minor villages.

==Geography==
Chowgam is located at the south-western part of [[Kashmir]] as well as [[Anantnag district]]. Two main Rivers flow from this village:
* River '''Lamer''', arising from the southern Mountain surrounding this village.
* River '''Wyeth''', arising from the [[kund]] [[Spring (hydrology)|Spring]] and joining ''Lamer'' at the end of the Village.
These two rivers make one unit and join the [[Jehlum river]] and continue their journey.
[[Paddy field]]s are located near the Boundary of the village.

==Religion==
People mostly follow [[Islam]]. There is a shrine of '''Baba Naseeb Din Gazi''' who was from [[Iraq]].
There was once majority of [[Kashmiri Pandits]] who migrated to other places during the terrorism in the late 1980s and continued till the 1990s.

==Occupation==
Majority of people here are government employees. Mostly teachers and professors in [[government]] buildings.
Agriculture also plays an important role in the lives of some farmers. Minority of people work in shops, hotels and road transport.

==Education==
This village alone has a number of schools and higher schools but no college. Some of the famous schools are:
* Hanfia Public High School Chowgam
* New Age MODEL Institute
* Govt. Higher Secondary School
* Girls Middle School
* PS ASTANPORA
* MS BONGAM
* MS BAGANDHAR

==References==
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*[http://wikiedit.org/India/Chowgam/248666/]
*[http://wikimapia.org/8656595/Grand-Mosque-of-Chowgam]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324044057/http://indiapincode.in/chowgam]
*[http://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Kulgam/Qazigund/Chowgam_1aB]
*[http://www.tninews.com/newsdet.aspx?q=43533]

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