Nowgam, Banihal
Nowgam is a village and Halqa Panchayat of the Banihal Tehsil in Ramban district of Jammu & Kashmir, which falls under Banihal block. Mafooza Banoo is the President of Nowgam Halqa Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address bdo.banihal77@gmail.com and mobile number 96222xxx72. The Panchayat landline number is 01998-25**30. The Secretary is Tahir Ahmed Itoo, who can be reached at email address bdobanihal77@gmail.com and mobile number 70061xxx27. The Panchayat address is Nowgam, Pincode - 182146. You can reach there by taking a bus till Banihal bus stop which is less than a km away.
As on December 2024, the current population of Nowgam is 1.1 thousands out of which 485 are males and rest 608 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1254 females per 1000 males. There are around 136 teenagers in Nowgam. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 600 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 24 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 225 households in Nowgam, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 271. The pincode of Nowgam is 182146 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Banihal Sub Post office
- Chambalwas Branch Post office
- Chareel Branch Post office
- Kaskoot Branch Post office
- Duligam Branch Post office
Schools
Nowgam has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Lhs Nowgam
- Govt. Upper Primary School (Girls) Nowgam
- Govt. Primary School Lower Danar
- Govt. Primary School Tanjiwar
Banks
Nowgam has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Nowgam Halqa Panchayat manages total 3 villages.