Nowgam | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Nowgam Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Nowgam Nowgam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′N 74°52′E / 33.67°N 74.86°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Anantnag |
| Tehsil | Shangus |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,682[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English[2][3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 192201[4] |
Nowgam is a major village located in the Shangus tehsil in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 11 km east of Anantnag and 74 km south of the Srinagar, the state capital.
The village is considered as the centre of commercial activities. It has grand Sports stadium named Shahi Ridhu Cricket Ground.
- ^ "Nowgam Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Nowgam (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 March 2020.