Nowshehra is a Municipal Committee city in district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Nowshehra city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Nowshehra Municipal Committee has population of 10,408 of which 7,729 are males while 2,679 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 651 which is 6.25 % of total population of Nowshehra (MC). In Nowshehra Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 347 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Nowshehra is around 695 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Nowshehra city is 94.40 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Nowshehra, Male literacy is around 97.40 % while female literacy rate is 85.28 %.
Nowshehra Municipal Committee has total administration over 1,283 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Nowshehra 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Nowshehra Municipal Committee in 2024 is approximately
14,700.
The schedule census of 2021 for Nowshehra city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Nowshehra city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Nowshehra town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Nowshehra Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.14 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.91 % of total population in Nowshehra (MC).
Nowshehra Work Profile
Out of total population, 6,657 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 6,204 were males while 453 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 6657 working population, 95.70 % were engaged in Main Work while 4.30 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.