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Nowgam Kothar Population - Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir

Nowgam Kothar is a large village located in Shangus Tehsil of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 1041 families residing. The Nowgam Kothar village has population of 5682 of which 2919 are males while 2763 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nowgam Kothar village population of children with age 0-6 is 969 which makes up 17.05 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nowgam Kothar village is 947 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Nowgam Kothar as per census is 762, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Nowgam Kothar village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Nowgam Kothar village was 73.16 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Nowgam Kothar Male literacy stands at 86.41 % while female literacy rate was 59.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Nowgam Kothar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Nowgam Kothar village.

Nowgam Kothar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,041 - -
Population 5,682 2,919 2,763
Child (0-6) 969 550 419
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.16 % 86.41 % 59.77 %
Total Workers 1,757 1,133 624
Main Worker 1,143 - -
Marginal Worker 614 257 357

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Nowgam Kothar village of Anantnag district.

Work Profile

In Nowgam Kothar village out of total population, 1757 were engaged in work activities. 65.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1757 workers engaged in Main Work, 431 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.