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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Nowgam<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|33.67|N|74.86|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Anantnag district|Anantnag]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Shangus]]<br />
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| population_total = 5682<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/nowgam-kothar-3760|title=Nowgam Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=26 March 2020}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011 <br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| 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><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 192201<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Nowgam+192303/@33.6724715,74.8605262,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e1fbe3f3084917:0xf76113c3596e51c1!8m2!3d33.6724723!4d74.869281?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Nowgam (Google Maps)|work=Google Maps|accessdate=26 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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'''Nowgam''' is a major village located in the [[Shangus]] tehsil in [[Anantnag district]] of the [[India]]n union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is located 11&nbsp;km east of [[Anantnag]] and 74&nbsp;km south of the [[Srinagar]], the state capital..<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
The main language spoken in the village is [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], though [[Urdu]] and [[Hindi]] are also widely understood. The population of Nowgam is 5682 consisting of about 51.37% males and 48.63% females. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people living there. It is situated along the foothills of the [[Himalayas|Himalaya]] Mountains and is located close to the Khundroo Camp, which is among the largest military ammunition depots in [[North India]]. The literacy rate of the village is around 85%, though there is a huge gender disparity between males and females. The name of the village comes from the fact that the village is bestowed with nine springs, so the name Nowgam. The village is dominated by [[Kashmiri Muslims]], though small communities of [[Hindu]]s and [[Sikh]]s are also found in the village.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Anantnag]]<br />
*[[Achabal]]<br />
*[[Shangus]]<br />
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